The Case of Dreyfus ( French: L'affaire Dreyfus , 1899 ) is a French silent silent feature film by Georges Méliès dedicated to the political process of the same name .
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| Genre | drama historical film |
| Producer | Georges Méliès |
| Producer | Georges Méliès |
| Author script | Georges Méliès |
| In the main cast | Georges Méliès |
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| Duration | 13 min |
| A country | France |
| Year | 1899 |
| IMDb | ID 0000218 |
Story
The film consisted of the following scenes: the arrest of Dreyfus, Dreyfus before a military court, appeal, putting on shackles on Devil's Island, the suicide of Colonel Henri, Dreyfus leaves from Quiberon , a meeting in Rennes with his wife, an attempt on Mr. Labory, an incident between journalists at the Rennes Lyceum, military court, Dreyfus goes to jail.
Artistic Features
In the film “The Case of Dreyfus”, one can notice the desire of Georges Méliès for realism and documentary. So the scene “Dreyfus is sent from the lyceum to prison” was taken from a photograph printed in “Ilustrasion”, and the scenes “Devil's Island” and “Military Tribunal” resemble color reproductions printed in “Petty journal of illustre” [1] . To comply with the style of this chronicle, Méliès even allows actors to approach the camera (this is almost the only film where actors are allowed to do this).
Cast
- Georges Méliès / Fernand Labor
Interesting Facts
- The film was released before the end of the process .
- The Dreyfus Affair was later filmed by Pate ( The Dreyfus Affair ).
See also
- Journey to the Moon (film, 1902)
- The Adventures of William Tell (film, 1898)
- Music fan (film)
Notes
- ↑ J. Sadul . The general history of cinema. Volume 1. - M .: "Art", 1958.