Der Kinematograph (August 1922)

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Der Klnemetograph — Düsseldorf. No. 806 7 Mehrsprachiger Teil. Excelsior. T he Invention of the Cinoinatograph must 1 h* marke« 1 W invention de la cinematographi«* dev» etn- mar- by futurc liistonans as the daybreak of a new aera.“ P ar historiens futurs com um- Taur»re I Tbis is the cnslo of an umnistaken friend of the d’une "re nouvelle!" t'es inots sont l< cn*do d’un ] raoving picture. Thi-y words are not without ami convaineu du cinema. Ils ne sont p.t- I signification, when we Iook back upon the development of exageiv*, quand on jette un eoup «l'oeil ntrosjxttif -m j the niotinn-picturc in the last twenty years. Since the le «leveloppement de l’ecran des derniers viugt ans Depuis | first esaays by the brothers A. und L. Lumiere at Lyons les proinieres epreuves des freres A. et L. Lumiere ä Lyon I in 1896 and the production by Skladanowsky at the Winter- en 1896 et la production «le Skladanowsky au WintergaM i garten, Berlin, th«* Ist November 1895, the cinematograph de B«iiin l<* 1. Novembre 1895, la cinematographi«- a p«mr hus conti mied it« vietorious niarch throughout the worid. suivi saus oesse sa marebe victcrieuse ä travers le mnnde. I But it woul«l la* too early an«l an error if we shoul«! Mais le temps n’cst pas enc«>re venu de nous rejouir ’ enjoy ourse!ve8 and be satisfied with the great progress du grand progr«*s que nous avons fait. C’est notre «levoir J we have made. It is our «luty io look f«jrward on the long «le regarder sur 1«- long chi-mii: eneore ä pareourir, de voir 3 futuiv wav, t«i th«- «liffieulties we must surmount, dare we les montagnes ä franc-hir. si nous voubuis faire valoir uns i use the word ,,art" in oonnection with our efforts and work. «-fforts et notre travail eomme un art pur et incontestabk- ] VVe must know that we, just escaped from Inferno, art« now Avouons le: nous venons justement d'echappci ä l 1 Inferno | at a by-roa«l aiul that the«* are two ways befon* us: the first et nous nous trouvous ä un cairefour. is to m&ke film.— for the pleasure of the gn-at ma&scs onlv, Comprenez bien quc dam la cinematographi«- «leux 1 which have only a comraeroial interest, the ot ler to buts se pi «’-sentent, entn« lt*squels nous d«-vons choisir ou ■ augment the qualities of art and culture. After the undoubted fabriquer des filins pour amuser les gram les foule« et «jui g siiccess of all aestheUcal lilms, the chcnoe cannot la* dcubtful. n’auront du reste qu'un intirh «wnunndal, — «>u, envisager I even for tbose, who in filinproduction only see a way to !u possibilite d’aggrandir les qualites d’art et de cultun-. I make money The best busiiu-ss will not la- «lone by those D apres le succes indiscutable «le tous les films esthetiques, I produoers. which profitc* by a moment of gofxl luck and cash le choix ne peut etre «louteux, meine pour eoux, qui ne I the greatest amount, but bv those, who join cultun* »itli veient dans le film qu'une maniere «le gagn«*r de l’argent. I fahrication. Les ineilleures affaires ne seront pas faites par ceux qui, I The next years of pacific labour will show *vhich are profitant au moment propice «l’un succ"s faeile. empoohent I the foreinost filmp«xlucers of the day. who belong to the I«- plus, mais par ceux, qui, regaplant dans l’avenir, saunmt I art of the white screen in the inmost of their l.eartt-, aml joindre la culture a l’industrie. those will 1 k* the pioneers of the future. Therefon* they Les annees futures de travail paisible prouveront les- 1 must have the conscience of au educator of the people. All quels d«.*s createurs prominent« actuels de filnis appartiennent I pietures, taken by the objectglass, will be seen by thousands a Tecran par leur for interieui, Ils seront les pionuiers I «•f eyes. These eyes are your judges. When you are at work elus de l’avenir, quand ils auront une eonscienee netU- «le j always reinember thess* judging eyes! Believing in the edu- responsabilite com me educau-ur tlu peupl« . Ix-s images I rational importante of the film will give you the force to prises par l'oeil «ie l'objectif, seront vues par des milliers et I surmount all diffculties! <l«*s milliers de yeux humains, qui seront vos juges. Pein laut I Thert* are the obstacles put in our wav, the lazy indolonee. votre travail, peuscz toujours ä ces yeux jugeurs! Ii n’y a I heinous Opposition yon find everywhere — thieaten pas d’idee plus encourageante uar, oü trouverez von» un j ns from all sides. auditoire plus grand, plus interesse que dans nos cinemas. I To begin with the internal «liffieulties, which fette pensee jointe ä la croyaneo tlt* la valeur educatrice du j often have a eatastrophal rvsult. The Fahrication film vous donnera la force «le surmonU-r toutes les «lifficultes. | «annot he founded on a sound basis as the caleulations Parlons d’abord des diffieultes! La destruction, l’in«lo- « hange fortwith, the prices for raw materials changing eve- lence paresseuse et une Opposition haineuse nous menacent ry day, the costs of staging raising at the same time etc. de differente cöt£s. Commenfons par les diffieultes iuteri- ' The rent-market also becomes smallcr, as the rights amount eures, qui ont souvent ontun effet eatastrophal. Dejäla Fabri- to a considerable sum for renowned films. All this ts prove«! eation ne peut etre basee sur aucon fond solide ä «»use «les j by the closing of s«*v«*ral moving-pictur.- theatres in the calculs changeant avec les prix toujours grandissants «les j last time. The proprietor of a eineraa-theatre is the first matieres premieres; les frais toujours croissants de la tnise- t«> feel the blow, as the people an* ohliged to «*conomise an«! en-scene etc. La laiealion «les films «*st restreinte «le plus en I « an no more afford to see the rnovrns. But the most fatal plus par les frais considerables se inontant ä plusieurs ! «langer is the mania of the towncounsels to increasc continually centaines de mille, s’il s’agit d un film de renom, saus parier the taxes. It is of no use to increase the prices of admission de la valeur diininuante des esp^ces. La ferineture d«- plu at the same rate, because living becomes more expensif sieurs cinemas,que nous avons enn*gristree les derniers temps, \ every day. The working people, who fintl their greatest en est la preuve. Le possess«*ur d’un theatre eprouve en pleasure in the living pict«ires, must stay off. premier lieu le contre-coup, la perte «les reeettes. pareeque Of course every film man ufacturer will look to his own le peuple est fort*6 «reconomiser. Mais le comble «le malheur interests only anil takc, what he can gct. As the nearest c’est la manie des communes d’augmenter sans relache les future see ms to be enrolled in fog, it looks all right, to impbt-s. On ne peut remedier ä eela en augmentant les prix assurt* oneself the profit of the next days. But this d’entree car, la vie devenant de jour en jour plus cheiv. is not so. Tbis egoism will prove itself a false one. Every force l«*s grandes masses, qui trouvent leurs dehe<-s «laus . man, may he be heatl-manager or simple employee, has to le cinema, «le s’en ahstenir.