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The History of French Cinema: 1928 |
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| 9/2 - |
A riot breaks out at the premiere of Germaine Dulac’s La Coquille et le clergyman in Paris after Antonin Auraud calls the director a cow. [ADD] |
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Following the introduction of the French cinema decree, the Ministere de l’Instruction delays censorship of American films, thus creating a shortage of product for exhibition ib the country’s cinemas. [ADD] |
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| 23/3 |
Abel Gance files a complaint against Gaumont-Metro-Goldwyn for screening a revised version of his epic Napoleon without his permission. [ADD] |
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| 4/5 - |
The import quota set by the cinema decree is altered so that 60% of US films made in 1927 are retrospectively excluded. Licences to import seven foreign films for every French production are granted. [ADD] |
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| 14/9 - |
Charles Dullin produces and stars in Maldone, Jean Gremillon’s first feature-length film. [ADD] |
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| 25/9 - |
Following General Films decision not to green-light The Fall of Eagles, Abel Gance’s sequel to his groundbreaking Napoleon, the director passes the project over to German producer Peter Ostermayer. [ADD] |
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Gaumont and MGM dissolve the partnership they established in 1924. [ADD] |
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| 5/10 - |
Jean Epstein’s La Chute de la maison Usher, from an screen adaptation by Luis Bunuel, is released. [ADD] |
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| 25/10 - |
La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc, directed by the Dane Carl Theodor Dreyer, is released. In her only screen role, stage actress Renee Falconetti gives an unforgettable performance. [ADD] |
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The Societe des Cineromans begins filming in a specially-constructed studio designed to make use of natural colours using a technique invented by Keller-Dorian and Berthon. The first film to be shot is Jacques de Baroncelli’s La Femme et le pantin (The Woman and the Puppet). [ADD] |
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– Pathe-Consortium becomes Paris-Consortium-Cinema. [ADD] |
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Other Key Films of 1928 |
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L’Argent (Marcel L’Herbier) [ADD] |
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Les Deux timides (Rene Clair) [ADD] |
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La Petit Marchande d’allumettes (Jean Renoir) [ADD] |
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Therese Raquin (Jacques Feyder) [ADD] |
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| La Zone (Georges Lacombe) [ADD] | ||||
| The History of Cinema: 1928 | ||||
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