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Dir: Abel Gance

A film about the French general's youth and early military career.

Dir: Abel Gance

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Jérôme Perreau héros des barricades perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A hero of the Paris streets is recruited for a conspiracy against Mazarin in the court of the King, but he reveals the subversive plot to Anne of Austria.

Dir: Abel Gance

At the end of the 15th Century, Rome is ruled ruthlessly by power mad and sex hungry Cesare Borgia, the eldest son of Pope Alexander VI. Following the advice of his chief adviser Niccolo Macchiavelli, Cesare Borgia decides to attempt to unify the country in order to become even more powerful. To this end he needs his sister Lucrezia. Presently, the beautiful creature is married to the Count of Pesaro but she would be more useful if she was the wife of Alphonse of Aragon. Never mind, let the Count join his ancestors! And when the Duke of Aragon becomes useless, Cesare easily finds his replacement. Used as a pawn by her brother, Lucrezia eventually renounces happiness and becomes patron of the arts and the letters/

Dir: Abel Gance

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Lucrezia Borgia perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantical hero, an accursed artist.

Dir: Abel Gance

A reedited version of Abel Gance's silent masterpiece 'Napoléon vu par Abel Gance', with sound effects added, dialogue post-dubbed, and with new scenes filmed with additional new cast members. The film recounts the life and exploits of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France and conqueror of Europe.

Dir: Abel Gance

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Life and Loves of Beethoven perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Composer Enrid Damor knows nothing of the past life of his new wife Eve Dinant : she lived as a debauchee with an adventurer, Fred Ryce. Fred Ryce meets Damor's daughter, Claire, and tries to marries her. He blackmails Eve. Enric learns something about her and Fred and composes a symphony to express his pain... A melodrama.

Dir: Abel Gance

Dr. Hobson is a humanist scientist who studies snakes. He saves Maud, a young American girl, who is abused by Ted, a violent snake hunter. But when the First World War begins, Hobson is summoned by the French army to invent deadly gases.

Dir: Abel Gance

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Napoléon Bonaparte perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A scientist predicts that a comet is about to hit Earth. The news causes a panic, and the scientist finds himself arrested for treason.

Dir: Abel Gance

Max accepts a wager that he cannot remain in a haunted castle for one hour (11 PM to midnight) without crying for help. As soon as he arrives he encounters strange and nightmarish visions, but he is nevertheless on the verge of winning the bet when a phone-call brings startling news . . .

Dir: Abel Gance

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.