Bibliograph

Gaumont treasures, Gaumont Film Co. ; Kino Lorber ; curated by Pierre Philippe ; American edition produced by Bret Wood, Volume 2, DVD 2

Type

Label

Gaumont treasures, Gaumont Film Co. ; Kino Lorber ; curated by Pierre Philippe ; American edition produced by Bret Wood, Volume 2, DVD 2

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Gaumont treasures

Oclc number

1077874251

Responsibility statement

Gaumont Film Co. ; Kino Lorber ; curated by Pierre Philippe ; American edition produced by Bret Wood

Runtime

203

Summary

"Between the years 1904 and 1914, Jean Durand was considered one of the masters of the form, both for the quality of his films and the wider influence he had upon film style. He joined Gaumont in 1911 and there he directed some 168 films, specializing in comedies and adventure dramas (including a number of especially fascinating American-style Westerns, shot on the wetlands of southeastern France). While at Gaumont, Durand assembled a bestiary of supporting players and delighted in introducing elephans, lions, camels, snakes, and dogs into his farces and thrillers. Frequently menaced by the more deadly varieties was Durand's wife and leading lady Berthe Dagmar. Durand also commanded a squadron of acrobatic actors--known simply as Les Pouittes--who specialized in the comic destruction of bourgeois interiors, but who just as effectively served as the cowboys and Indians with which Durand populated his Wild West landscapes."--Container

Table Of Contents

Comedies. Calino's baptism (1911, 3 min.) -- Calino wants to be a cowboy (1911, 6 min.) -- Zigoto and the affair of the necklace (1911, 8 min.) -- Calino, the love tamer (1912, 6 min.) -- Zigoto's outing with friends (1912, 5 min.) -- Oxford vs. Martigues (1912, 4 min.) -- Onésime goes to hell (1912, 7 min.) -- Calin, station master (1912, 6 min.) -- Onésime, clockmaker (1912, 5 min.) -- Onésime vs. Onésime (1912, 8 min.) -- Zigoto drives a locomotive (1912, 6 min.) -- Onésime gets married ... so does Calino (1913, 7min.) Onésime: Calino's inheritance (1913, 1 min.) -- Onésime loves animals (1913, 6 min.) -- Onésime, trainer of men and horses (1913, 13 min.) -- Onésime and the heart of a gypsy (1913, 7 min.) -- Onésime, you'll get married ... or else! (1913, 7 min.) -- Onésime's theatricla debut (1913, 10 min.) -- Onésime's family drama (1914, 7 min.)Dramas. The railway of death (1912, 17 min.) -- Burning heart: an Indian tale (1912, 13 min.) -- Under the claw (1912, 25 min.)

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Jean DurandGaumont treasures, Volume 2, 1908-1916

Classification