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Tarland, Macrobert Hall

November 21, 2024 @ 19:00

Using vintage footage and production insights, explore Abel Gance's innovative filmmaking techniques in creating the silent epic Napoléon.

This documentary focuses on the making of the 235-minute, silent epic Napoléon, by director/writer/actor Abel Gance. The silent epic showcased Gance’s talents with the camera, his use of multiple-images (like a split screen), and his handling of crowded action scenes – are all brought to the fore in this documentary by Nelly Kaplan, who became his assistant. 

Kaplan used vintage footage, such as Gance filming the famous snowball fight at the Brienne military school and still photographs and excerpts from Gance’s production diaries. 

Napoléon (the first part) was restored most recently for screening at this year’s 77th Cannes Film Festival and the “new” version is showing in its entirety in various festivals with music by 250 musicians from Radio France. 

"Every Abel Gance visual storytelling innovation on dazzling display" - Letterboxd
Director: Nelly Kaplan | 1985 | 60 mins | France
Screened with English subtitles
Classification: N/C 12+

Details

Date:
November 21, 2024
Time:
19:00 - 20:00
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Venue

Tarland, Macrobert Hall
Macrobert Hall, The Square
Tarland,AB34 4YLUnited Kingdom
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Phone
01330 826525
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