First adaptation of Joseph Kessel World War I novel, in which an aviator falls in love with a woman who turns out to be the wife of one of his flying comrades..
If you have a thing for those grainy, shaky shots of biplanes that look like they’re made of toothpicks and hope, L'équipage is absolutely worth your time. It’s a 1928 silent that feels very much like a bridge between the old-school theatrical acting of the early 20s and the more ambitious, technical filmmaking that wa...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Maurice Tourneur
Maurice Tourneur
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"If you have a thing for those grainy, shaky shots of biplanes that look like they’re made of toothpicks and hope, L'équipage is absolutely worth your time. It’s a 1928 silent that feels very much like a bridge between the old-school theatrical acting of the early 20s and the more ambitious, technical filmmaking that was about to take over. If you hate melodramas where people stare intensely at letters for three minutes at a time, you’ll probably find yourself checking your watch. The whole setu..."
René Donnio
Joseph Kessel, Maurice Tourneur
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