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Abel Gance (French:; born Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon; 25 October 1889 – 10 November 1981) was a French film director, producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and Napoléon (1927).
Abel Gance was a French writer, director, editor and actor who made experimental and influential silent films such as J'accuse! (1919) and Napoleon (1927). He was born in 1889 and died in 1981, and won a BAFTA Award for his restoration of Napoleon.
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Abel Gance est un réalisateur, scénariste et producteur français, né le 25 octobre 1889 à Paris 18e 3 et mort le 10 novembre 1981 à Paris 16e. Il fut un pionnier du langage filmique. Il est considéré comme un des cinéastes les plus influents de la première avant-garde 4 .
May 13, 2024 · Abel Gance, important director in the post-World War I revival of the French cinema who is best known for historical spectacles.
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Nov 22, 2023 · Abel Gance’s silent masterpiece Napoleon (1927) exceeds the parameters of virtually every aspect of film culture. In the 1920s, its temporal gigantism horrified producers and its aesthetic invention flustered critics; today, the film’s dimensions pose monumental challenges for restoration and exhibition – let alone evaluation.
Feb 21, 2024 · After 16 years of work, the definitive version of Abel Gance's 1927 silent epic Napoleon will premiere in Paris this summer. The restoration uses Gance's production notes and various footage to recreate his original vision, which was previously re-edited numerous times.
May 14, 2024 · The silent epic was a long-gestating restoration of "Abel Gance's Napoleon," reconstituted to a seven-hour version that is said to have gone unseen since 1927. (Cannes-goers had to settle for just part one; the two parts are scheduled to show together in Paris in July.)
