Suzanne Bianchetti
1889 - 1936
Napoléon
Abel Gance
Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko
A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797. Originally intended to be the first of six films, director Abel Gance realized the full project would be nigh impossible, and never raised the money to complete the other five. The film's legendary reputation is due to the astonishing range of techniques that Gance uses to tell his story, culminating in the final twenty-minute triptych sequence, which alternates widescreen panoramas with complex multiple- image montages projected simultaneously on three screens.
Napoléon
L'heureuse mort
Serge Nadejdine
Nicolas Rimsky, Suzanne Bianchetti
Unsucessful writer Théodore Larue is mistakenly believed to be drowned during a vacation at the sea with his wife Lucie. The latter persuades him to play dead because the incident increases his popularity. Théodore pretends he is his brother Anselme. Trouble begins when the actual brother unexpectedly returns from Madagascar.
L'heureuse mort
La folle nuit
Robert Bibal
Marguerite Deval, Suzanne Bianchetti
Antoine, is the brother of Clothilde, lady-in-waiting to gorgeous duchess Silvéri. Parzy falls in love with the duchess, but can't get anywhere near her thanks to the vigilance of the girl's duenna. In desperation, Parzy disguises himself in his sister's clothes and poses as a girl. This gains him entrance to the duchess' boudoir -- but now what does he do?
The Mad Night
Casanova
Alexandre Volkoff
Ivan Mosjoukine, Diana Karenne
Republic of Venice, 1760. Pursued by a vengeful husband, the intrepid womanizer Casanova, who symbolizes the decline of the city and its fall into debauchery, manages to escape and, by a circuitous route, arrives in Saint Petersburg, where he will be involved in the many plots that threaten the throne of Czar Peter III…
Loves of Casanova
Cagliostro
Richard Oswald
Hans Stüwe, Charles Dullin
Paris, France, 1784. After living many tribulations, Joseph Balsamo, known as Count Cagliostro, an infamous adventurer, enigmatic magician and necromancer, experienced physician and ruthless swordsman, triumphs among the members of the decadent French aristocracy. But a bold foretelling about a very prominent noblewoman causes his fall in disgrace… (Partially lost film.)
Cagliostro
Les aventures de Robert Macaire
Jean Epstein
Jean Angelo, Alex Allin
Following a 19th-century play penned by Benjamin Antier, the figure of Robert Macaire, bandit and rogue, enjoyed popularity in several contexts. One of the most detailed treatments may be found in Epstein’s LES AVENTURES DE ROBERT MACAIRE, which he executed in five interrelated episodes.
The Adventures of Robert Macaire
