L'Assommoir
At the time of its release, L'Assommoir was hugely successful. Based on Zola's novel, this movie is about the free fall of human beings, deals with degradation, alcoholism and it is, in short, a very pessimistic story.
Albert Capellani
Casts & Crew
Alexandre Arquillière
Jacques Grétillat
Eugénie Nau
Catherine Fonteney
Mansuelle
Bazin
Lucien Callamand
Irma Perrot
Marie-Louise Roger
Also Directed by Albert Capellani
The rebellion of 1832 is on. There is rioting and barricading in the streets. Marius in despair, and in the hope that a bullet will soon end his life, joins the mob and becomes a fighter in the ranks of the insurgents.
A insane child killer is loose! He finds a place to hide. A home where a little girl and an infant are alone.....
An actress returns from the theatre and discovers her apartment has been burglarized; she lights a cigarette and the room catches fire; the burglar saves her life, and she, in return, saves his, and he returns her jewels.
The story begins with Jean Valjean as a humble worker endeavoring to provide for his invalid mother. They live in a squalid home, made more wretched by his inability to provide sufficient food. He goes out in search of work, but is unsuccessful. Finally, in desperation, he steals a loaf of bread regardless of consequences. He hastens home with it, pursued by a crowd, and gives it to his mother. Valjean is arrested for the theft and sentenced to five years at hard labor.
When a dandy steals a woman's jewels, a vindictive poor man turns it into something else.
Directed by Albert Capellani.
This is a compact telling of the Cinderella fairy tale and the film is elaborately staged. It’s more cinematic than a lot of the other films of this time, using some real locations and three-dimensional sets rather than simple painted backdrops. There’s an impressive effect where a wall blows in to reveal what is happening elsewhere in the story world. I found the film a little dull overall though due to the overly familiar story.
In Britain, during the revolution, the nephew of the Marquis de Lantenac, Gawain (P. Capellani) befriends Cimourdain (H. Krauss), a priest who follows the precepts of the Revolution. During the Terror, the Marquis went into exile in England while his nephew is a soldier in the Revolutionary Army ...
The story of a free-spirited Bohemian. Capellani would remake the film in 1916 with a longer runtime.
The Young Diana