Films of Jean Epstein - DVD box set
Category: DVD, film, French cinema
Product description
There is also a 68 minute documentary by James June Schneider entitled Young Oceans of Cinema, as well as interviews with Bruno Dumont, Léon Rousseau, Viva Paci, Eric Thouvenel.
The set includes a beautifully presented booklet with photographs, an introduction to Epstein's work and a thoughtfully written guide to the films in the set.
The films have an introduction (spoken in French, with English subtitles) and each film comes with optional subtitles in English.
Product review
Jean Epstein was one of the leading figures of the French avant-garde of
the 1920s. Whilst few of his films were commercial successes, they
are masterpieces of cinematic expression and exemplify Epstein's fascination
with subjective cinema, in particular his attempt to reveal psychological
states through the various impressionistic techniques that he pioneered.
This superb box set contains 14 of Jean Epstein's films, which were made between 1924 and 1948: Le lion des Mogols, Double amour, Les aventures de Robert Macaire, Mauprat, La glace à trois faces, La chute de la maison Usher, Six et demi onze, Finis Terrae, Chanson d'Ar-Mor, Les berceaux, L'or des mers, Mor'Vran, Le tempestaire, Les feux de la mer.
The films span almost the full range of Epstein's career and are grouped into three sets:
1) Chez Albatros - Three films that Epstein made for the prestigious Russian-owned company Albatros in the early 1920s, including his enjoyable period epic Les aventures de Robert Macaire.
2) Première Vague - Four films that Epstein made as an independent filmmaker. These include some of his most experimental and daring films - La glace à trois faces, La chute de la maison Usher.
3) Poèmes Bretons - Seven films made by Epstein in his adopted homeland of Brittany towards the end of his career. This includes some of his most poetic and evocative work, notably the haunting Le tempestaire.
This is a handsomely packaged set of fourteen of Jean Epstein's most remarkable films. Each film is of high quality, many recently restored by the Cinémathèque Française, and is mounted in a sturdy wallet that protects from dust and damage. The three wallets are stored, along with the substantial, well-researched booklet, in a sturdy, classily designed box. This is a long over-due celebration of one of France's great cinematic poets.
This superb box set contains 14 of Jean Epstein's films, which were made between 1924 and 1948: Le lion des Mogols, Double amour, Les aventures de Robert Macaire, Mauprat, La glace à trois faces, La chute de la maison Usher, Six et demi onze, Finis Terrae, Chanson d'Ar-Mor, Les berceaux, L'or des mers, Mor'Vran, Le tempestaire, Les feux de la mer.
The films span almost the full range of Epstein's career and are grouped into three sets:
1) Chez Albatros - Three films that Epstein made for the prestigious Russian-owned company Albatros in the early 1920s, including his enjoyable period epic Les aventures de Robert Macaire.
2) Première Vague - Four films that Epstein made as an independent filmmaker. These include some of his most experimental and daring films - La glace à trois faces, La chute de la maison Usher.
3) Poèmes Bretons - Seven films made by Epstein in his adopted homeland of Brittany towards the end of his career. This includes some of his most poetic and evocative work, notably the haunting Le tempestaire.
This is a handsomely packaged set of fourteen of Jean Epstein's most remarkable films. Each film is of high quality, many recently restored by the Cinémathèque Française, and is mounted in a sturdy wallet that protects from dust and damage. The three wallets are stored, along with the substantial, well-researched booklet, in a sturdy, classily designed box. This is a long over-due celebration of one of France's great cinematic poets.
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