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   Abel Gance ( French: [gɑ̃s]; 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).

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   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.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Paris, France

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Paris, France

4. www.bfi.org.uk › sight-and-sound › featuresHow Abel Gance’s Napoleon was restored to full glory

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   Nov 22, 2023 · 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. Napoleon sealed Gance’s reputation, yet its fate haunted the rest of his career.

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6. thefilmstage.com › the-7-hour-version-of-abelThe 7-Hour Version of Abel Gance’s Napoleon, a Restoration 16 ...

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   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.

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   May 13, 2024 · Abel Gance (born October 25, 1889, Paris, France—died November 10, 1981, Paris) was an important director in the post-World War I revival of the French cinema who is best known for extravagant historical spectacles.

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8. www.bfi.org.uk › features › napoleon-highlights-abelNapoleon: 10 unmissable highlights from Abel Gance’s ... - BFI

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   Nov 4, 2016 · Discover the highlights of Abel Gance's five-and-a-half-hour historical film Napoleon, a breathtaking milestone in film history. Learn about the cinematic innovations, the restoration process and the key sequences of this gargantuan biopic.

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   Who is Abel Gance?

   • Abel Gance ( French: [gɑ̃s]; 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).

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   How did Abel Gance die?

   • Gance died of tuberculosis in Paris in 1981 at the age of 92. Abel Gance was interred in the Cimetière d'Auteuil in Paris. Gance wanted himself to be seen as "the Victor Hugo of the screen", and many assessments have recognised the ambition, the ingenuity and the sweeping romanticism of his films.

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   Will Abel Gance's 'Napoleon' be restored to 'Apollo'?

   • One of the long-awaited crown jewels of silent cinema will be seen in its full glory soon. For nearly two decades work has been underway to restore Abel Gance’s 1927 epic Napoleon to as close as possible to its “Apollo version,” a seven-hour cut that screened at the Apollo Theatre in Paris in 1927.

   The 7-Hour Version of Abel Gance’s Napoleon, a Restoration 16 Years in

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   What is Gance doing in La Marseillaise?

   • Gance is directing a scene in which a crowd is taught ‘La Marseillaise’. He is observed exciting his extras into a state of frenzy by making them sing the national anthem 12 times “in crescendo”. The critic Emile Vuillermoz thinks they are “possessed” and frets that Gance might use this wild mob to storm parliament and proclaim himself dictator.

   How Abel Gance’s Napoleon was restored to full glory

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10. www.rogerebert.com › festivals › cannes-2024-theCannes 2024: The Second Act, Abel Gance's Napoleon - Roger Ebert

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    May 14, 2024 · The meta farce, Quentin Dupieux's "The Second Act," was the festival's official opening-night feature. A self-conscious goof centered on actors shooting a film, it gave the fest an opportunity to rib an audience of sitting-duck cinephiles and send them on their way after a mere 80 minutes.