Nana
Live piano accompaniment by Peter Freisinger
Live Musical Accompaniment
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Directed by Jean Renoir.
With Catherine Hessling, Jean Angelo, Werner Krauss.
France, 1926, 35mm, black & white, silent, 110 min.
French language version.
With Catherine Hessling, Jean Angelo, Werner Krauss.
France, 1926, 35mm, black & white, silent, 110 min.
French language version.
Zola’s celebrated novel provided Renoir with the greatest challenge of his early career. His adaptation reveals the director’s love of artifice and theatrical spectacle and his fascination with class relations. The exploration of psychology within a wide social setting produces a mix of comedy and tragedy. Even at such an early stage in his prolific career, Renoir demonstrates his capacity to handle actors, involving them in psychologically justified mise-en-scène. The lavish production was designed by future director Claude Autant-Lara.
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The Little Match Girl
Directed by Jean Renoir, 1928
Live piano accompaniment by Peter FreisingerScreening on Film
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Nana
Directed by Jean Renoir, 1926
Live piano accompaniment by Peter FreisingerLive Musical AccompanimentScreening on Film
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Sweet Smell of Success
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, 1957
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