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EDUCATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
teach according to truth, do not worry about anything ".
St an earlier date, St. Paul said, writing to the Philippians : " Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things ".
Now, the picture, which must not be changed from its truthful expression, which is the truer in so far as it is the mirror of life itself, identifying itself with reality, is a better teacher of good and evil than the word. And we must see that it works only for good.
There is frequently an attempt to limit its function, forcing the screen to present doctrines that are, wrongly or rightly, controversial. This means that it is kept within the confines of lies, or of that negation which results fro ma pretended spiritual neutrality. It is forgotten that it is quite possible to expound sound ideas, the idea-power which is truly and eminently educational, without either taking sides or following a tendency. It is only in this way that we can satisfy all without serving the cause of one. Otherwise, the cinema becomes a cause of discord and no longer represents the educator in the noblest and widest meaning of the term, that is to say, for the benefit of all.
It is not sufficient to combat ignorance ; we must direct the consciousness so that instruction and education march step by step. The film offers every possibility for carrying out this task. While allowing to everyone the right of using the screen for anything that may seem useful or convenient to him, we must refuse anyone the right of altering its educational character and compromising its magnificent social and moral power.
Above all, from the international point of view, every film which tends to cause division must be rejected, and those only must be adopted which are likely to impress the principles of union on the citizens of one country and on the peoples of all.
Those who create educational films should be asked to take their inspiration from this thought of Boileau :
" qu'en eux le vrai, du mensonge vainquetir partout se montre aux yeux et saisisse le coeur que le bien et le mal y soient prises au juste .
Thus the time may come when we shall no longer need, as Charles d' Orleans hoped, to :
" Prier pour la paix, le vray tresor de joie ! "
for we shall have reached it through these educational forms which everyone should fervently help to spread.