Across
the Pond
the Pond
French film makers pioneered this type of film with the help of actor Joe Hammon.
What is the western?
Delluc described it as “Mediocrity, or rather juste milieu”
What is Photogenie?
He is often credidted as the original film critic.
Who is Delluc?
The year that Pathé had there American production debut.
1910
A major cause of the downfall of French Film production in the US.
What is American Film Production?
Abel Gance belonged to this film movement
What is Impressionism
The last French film d'art & Paramounts first feature film.
What is La Reine Elizabeth?
French films attempt to stay relevant in the US was made more difficult by the diligent work of this man to control the film industry.
Who is Edison?
In 1908 this company was formed, essentially creating a monopoly on the film industry.
What is Motion Picture Patents Company?
This company was located in San Antonio, making mostly Western films .
What is the Melies Manufacturing Company
Gance's masterpiece, edited and re-edited many times.
What is La Roue?
Gance's main motif in his films.
What is division?
The directors who inspired Delluc.
Who is D.W. Griffith and De Mille.
In 1907 it surged in popularity and increased American film production and competition within the industry.
What is nickelodeon?
For French films to screen in the US, it was important to keep this in mind.
What is public morality?
Gance was one of the few Frenchman to see this film in London, in which he found inspiration for his own work
What is Birth of a Nation?
The reaction to the The Piano Mistress in the U.S.
Offended public morality
He moved to Texas for more realistic shooting locations.
Who is Gaumont?
The years France’s film output fell from 38% to 18%.
What is 1914-1916?
The two main advantages of American films.
What is a shortage of film personnel?
Rene Clair's description of La Roue's composition.
What is Sublime lyrical composition?
Pathe Freres first film in the US, a western shot in NJ.
What is The Girl from Arizona.
French silent film’s golden age occurred in between these two periods.
What is cinematic impressionism and pictorialist naturalism?