Film d'art
Charles Le Bargy | |
| Influences | French theatre |
|---|---|
| Influenced | Narrative cinema |
Film d'art (
Charles Le Bargy and André Calmettes of the Comédie Française for the Société Film d'Art, a company formed to adapt prestigious theatre plays starring famous performers to the screen.[1] The success of L'Assassinat du duc de Guise inspired other companies to make similar films, initiating the film d'art movement.[1] Among them were Pathé, which started a film d'art division called Société Cinématographique des Auteurs et des Gens de Lettres (SCAGL).[2] Examples of films d'art include Calmettes's La Duchesse de Langeais (1910) and La Dame aux Camélias (1912), and Albert Capellani's Notre-Dame de Paris (1911) and Les Misérables (1913).[2]
The movement was the most serious attempt to relate cinema to forms of
feature films and narrative cinema, as opposed to the cinéma d'attractions (English: "cinema of attractions").[1] The movement created a demand for more developed storylines and greater production values, and also made the practice of listing credits more widespread, as they advertised the presence of well-known stage actors.[2] The influence of film d'art resulted in the birth of narrative cinema in other countries, as in the case of Argentina with the work of Mario Gallo.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "History of film: The silent years, 1910–27". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Film d'art". Adapted from Historical Dictionary of French Cinema by Dayna Oscherwitz & Mary Ellen Higgins. Guide to cinema. Academic. 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Mahieu, José Agustín (1966). Breve historia del cine argentino (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Editorial Universitaria de Buenos Aires. p. 6.
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