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Robert Saidreau, the king of "French-style" Comedy [Chapter 1]
An unknown respected by his peersDuring Robert Saidreau's funeral at Notre Dame de Lorette on December 8, 1925, the cream of French cinematography was present to pay homage to him. Actors, directors,...
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The wonderful exploits of Nick Carter [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 2]
To read the first chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.A director of crime movies?In volume 1 of their Histoire du Cinéma which deals with French Cinema from 1895...
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Chalumeau [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 3]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here. Chalumeau's debutDespite the films already discussed in the two previous chapters, Jean Tulard retains...
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Beware of Your Maid [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 4]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.A first feature film?Beware of Your Maid is an original vaudeville script by director Robert Saidreau...
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The Mad Night of Théodore [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 5]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.Which director?In the film of June 20, 1919, a corporate advertisement from Delac & Vandal who...
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Boucot's first idyll [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 6]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.Boucot Unlike the previous film, the paternity of this one does not seem to be in doubt: this is another...
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Peace at home [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 7]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.Courteline This is an adaptation of Courteline's one-act play about a writer who decides to make cuts in...
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The Strange Adventure of Doctor Works [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 8]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.A Partnership in HorrorThe film is sometimes featured in newspapers as The Strange Adventure of Doctor...
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It's an Idyll and that's all! [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 9]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.A stillborn film?The shooting was announced on September 21, 1920 by Comœdia under the title "C'est une...
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The night of Saint John [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 10]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.After having shot Blanchette as an actor under the direction of René Hervil, Robert Saidreau, who made his...
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To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.In November 1921, René Jeanne announced in the magazine Le film that as the filming of La nuit de la St...
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Conjugal Happiness [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 12]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.The Rope Around the Neck becomes Conjugal HappinessThis film, a collaboration with René Hervil for the...
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Françoise's idea [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 13]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.The PlotThis film is the second adaptation of a comic play by Paul Gavault, after that of Émile Chautard,...
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Light Heart [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 14]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.A dynasty of screenwritersHere is a comedy, originally titled L'Extra, written by Pierre Veber, a...
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My Aunt of Honfleur [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 15]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.PlanchetArmand BernardFor this film, Robert Saidreau hires for the first time the talents of an...
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At the station [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 16]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.One or two plays?If we are to believe Cinémagazine from August 3, 1923, this film is a parody of the film...
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A Fly in the Ointment [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 17]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.A play by FeydeauThis film shows an interest on the part of Robert Saidreau for the original theater play....
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The Strange Adventure [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 18]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.A well-documented stillborn filmOn this film shot but never released, I advise you to read my detailed...
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Mr. Director [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 19]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.A vaudeville for VitagraphAfter a slump with two films shot and not yet released and another one shot but...
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Jack [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 20]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.A drama by Alphonse Daudet with Max de RieuxModernized adaptation of Alphonse Daudet's novel for...
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The Viper and other unrealized projects [Robert Saidreau - Chapter 21]
To read the previous chapter of this essay on the work of director Robert Saidreau, click here.The ViperWhile he died in early December 1925, his last film, Jack, was not yet released on the screens....
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Lucie Dolène - Hollywood, no thanks ! Autobiography of a Disney princess
Lucie Dolène left us in 2020. For many French people, she remains the voice of Snow White or Mrs. Potts in the masterpieces of Walt Disney. Certainly, she is one of the most famous personalities of...
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Early Silly Symphonies in France
A popular testing ground The "Silly Symphonies" are short animated films produced, and sometimes even directed by Walt Disney. Created to take advantage of the craze for the talking film technique,...
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Hansel and Gretel (1954)
In 1954 RKO released an animated feature not made by Walt Disney! It was the first in America since Dave Flesicher's two features Gulliver's Travels and Mr. Bug Goes to Town. It was also the first...
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Mr. Bug Goes to France
After Gulliver's Travels, released in 1939, Fleischer Studios' second feature film, Mr. Bug Goes to Town, was released by Paramount in the U.S. on December 5, 1941. Although better constructed than the...
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