L'inhumaine
Keeping silent cinema alive, by offering audiences a chance to rediscover films from the era with the accompaniment of talented pianists, is an essential component of the Cinémathèque's programming. As digital technology continues to invent new ways of creating images, it is more relevant than ever to remember how eloquent the images from the so-called silent era of film history truly were. It's fascinating to see how much these works and filmmakers contributed to modern cinema – not to mention that it is always a pleasure to return, for a few hours, to the era of images that speak for themselves.
- AU PIANO : GABRIEL THIBAUDEAU
- AU VIOLON : SILVIA MANDOLINI
Famous singer Claire Lescot, who lives on the outskirts of Paris, is courted by many men, including a maharajah, Djorah de Nopur, and a young Swedish scientist, Einar Norsen. At her lavish parties she enjoys their amorous attentions but she remains emotionally aloof and heartlessly taunts them. When she is told that Norsen has killed himself because of her, she shows no feelings. At her next concert she is booed by an audience outraged at her coldness. She visits the vault in which Norsen's body lies, and as she admits her feelings for him she discovers that he is alive; his death was feigned. Djorah is jealous of their new relationship and causes Claire to be bitten by a poisonous snake. Her body is brought to Norsen's laboratory, where he, by means of his scientific inventions, restores Claire to life.
Marcel L’Herbier
Marcel L'Herbier, né le 23 avril 1888 à Paris et mort le 26 novembre 1979, est un réalisateur français de la première avant-garde. Il fut aussi poète, juriste, théoricien du cinéma, fondateur de l'IDHEC, acteur majeur de l'organisation du cinéma français au sein des syndicats de cinéma, et pionnier de la télévision française.
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