A more small scale version of the story Griffin used for his epic Orphans Of The Storm: a doctor tries to reunite two sisters who have become separated from each other during the whirlwind of the French Revolution..
Is it worth your time? If you like old French cinema that feels like it was filmed inside a very expensive jewelry box, you will probably dig this. If you need your historical epics to move at the speed of a modern blockbuster, skip it. It is slow, it is theatrical, and it occasionally feels like you are watching a pla...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Maurice Tourneur
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old French cinema that feels like it was filmed inside a very expensive jewelry box, you will probably dig this. If you need your historical epics to move at the speed of a modern blockbuster, skip it. It is slow, it is theatrical, and it occasionally feels like you are watching a play through a dusty window. The Two Orphans is definitely not for the casual viewer who just wants a quick movie night. You have to be in the mood for people shouting their emotions..."
Eugène Cormon, René Pujol, Maurice Tourneur, Adolphe d'Ennery
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