Le Courrier Cinématographique (Sep 1920)

38 LE CouRRIER CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUE F The French Film World By P.-A. D'URviLLE Towards a great improvement in Filmland A ne» film: Le’ Droit de Tuer. (The right to kill.) Started by a publicity propaganda, as well deserved as well organised, the Maurice de Marsan, film version of Le Droit de Tuer was welcomed at the trade-show by a franc success, This new film, presented by the Society Eclipse of Paris, is for us a caracteristic sample of simplicity and good taste. Very carefully Mr. Maurice de Marsan refused to give à part in the play to all that that was not absolutely necessary to its welfare. It is evidently very tempting, al so passionning to any producer to try with the marvellous thing we call Cinema experiences such: as the evocation of unknow charms, mad laught or thril in gripping violences, with the only thought of talking to the eyes by means of extraordinary stages scenes, reals or dummies, and strong effects of mouvements. It has been done too often, it is old and has no place in perfect photoplays. We have better now, much better: the thrill made strong in the heart of spectators by simpliest means: the « personnages » going about with normal manners, out of the big stage preparations, stage scenery, but in the logical frame of the action, even avoiding the side way ‘effects, pretext which only to show the producer hability. It is far to be a new formulea, but too often it been sacrified or badly executed, It appears now in the picturisation of the novel of an author already famous, for he is little less renowned as poet as dramatic producer. We are lpeased to remark this good result. Its exemple Will start peoples of our industry thinking a little more of the possibility, the interest there is in the screening of plays less complicated, often taken out too long novels. They will as well consider that much neglected side of literature, tales, under its proper light. À tale gives always a big part to sentiments, tender or violent, gay oï shy, and so close to life. It is very sad to note what little importance cinema has given to it unt il now. Would it not be better than the average common play and old habit of « pulling » in order to obtain a greater length of film out, or the abuse of too many short flashes? Why not try to translate the psychology itself of a subject, to make sensible by means of pictures all that is written between the lines of a very short story, that the poet left to the mind to find, and that the reader’s mind reflects when he folds the book after reading it. The whole of the apparition is there with the living screen, grasped by a world of cinegoers, happy of such developpement of sentiments, really more attracting, after all, than any other acrobatic tricks. We must say that the Droit de Tuer is well staged, features excellents artists: the pretty Mile Christiane Vernon, though fresh to the screen has a way to play which conquered her at once the spectators admiration, bringing her first rank with the best cinema stars. Mr. Georges Lannes is exceedingly good, as the lover, and Mr. Jacquet plays the husband part, violent and expressive, with a real talent. AIT our wishes goes to the success of Mr. Maurice Marsan, with the hope that his photoplys might open fresh fields to the Kinema-art, expecting for the near futur the screening of many fine novels, like some writers have trace so well in a few lines. X— è The « Black List » of the kinematograph stars has registered another name this week, that of the regretted Jean Guitry, brother of Sacha and son of Lucien Guitry. It is once more a motocar smash that caused the death of this sympathic artist. Last Saturday he was going to Deauville with Mr. Henry Letellier, editor of the Journal, Getting to about 10 kilometres of Deauville, across the St. Gratien forest, one © the springs broke, and the stub axel removed acted like 4 clutch under the car. . Owing toits high speed, the car bumped violently a few times, before the driver could stop. Mr. Jean Guitry Was throwned against the roof, knocking his head on the brass frame of the back window, causing a deadly wound. The other passengers, to the exception of Mr. Letellier lightly scratched, were alright. Le Courrier, inthis awfull circumstance, send his sinceres condoleances to Mr. Lucien Guitry his father, and Sacha Guitry his brother. + As an anthor and producer, Mr. Leon Poirier, has proved once again his strong originalty, with the deeply pathetic poduction, Narayana. 5 This dream is a piece of « imagination » from which escape an intense feeling. 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