French Impressionist Cinema and Abel Gance (1918-1929)

1. Gance films J’accuse using real battlefield footage

   Aug 1, 1918Labels: Abel Gance, J accuse, Battlefield Footage

   • J accuse Wiki
   • J accuse fr

2. Gance directs wartime drama La Dixième Symphonie

   Nov 1, 1918Labels: Abel Gance, La Dixi

   • Britannica
   • IMDb

3. J’accuse premieres in France after World War I

   Apr 1, 1919Labels: J accuse, Abel Gance

   • J accuse Wiki
   • Britannica

4. Gance begins production on La Roue

   Nov 1, 1919Labels: Abel Gance, La Roue

   • Cinema Ritrovato
   • Britannica

5. Dulac releases La Fête espagnole, a key start point

   Jan 1, 1920Labels: Germaine Dulac, La F

   • La F te
   • Delluc REM

6. Delluc launches Cinéa to argue cinema as art

   May 1, 1921Labels: Louis Delluc, Cin a

   • Cin a fr
   • Cin math que

7. Epstein publishes Bonjour Cinéma, defining new film ideas

   Oct 1, 1921Labels: Jean Epstein, Bonjour Cin

   • Cambridge Core
   • Delluc REM

8. Dulac completes La Souriante Madame Beudet

   Jan 1, 1923Labels: Germaine Dulac, La Souriante

   • Madame Beudet
   • Delluc REM

9. Epstein releases Cœur fidèle, expanding Impressionist technique

   Jan 1, 1923Labels: Jean Epstein, C ur

   • C ur fid
   • Delluc REM

10. La Roue releases in Paris in a multi-part version

    Feb 16, 1923Labels: La Roue, Paris Release

    • Cinema Ritrovato
    • La Roue Wiki

11. Delluc dies, weakening a key organizing voice

    Jan 1, 1924Labels: Louis Delluc

    • Delluc REM
    • Cin a fr

12. L’Herbier’s L’Inhumaine premieres amid controversy

    Nov 1, 1924Labels: Marcel L, L Inhumaine

    • L Inhumaine
    • L Inhumaine fr

13. Napoléon premieres with Polyvision triple-screen finale

    Apr 7, 1927Labels: Abel Gance, Napol on

    • Napol on Wiki
    • Britannica

14. Dulac’s Seashell and the Clergyman premieres in Paris

    Feb 9, 1928Labels: Germaine Dulac, The Seashell

    • BFI
    • Seashell Wiki

15. Multiple cuts of Napoléon circulate as the silent era shifts

    Mar 1, 1928Labels: Napol on, Film Cuts

    • Napol on Wiki
    • Britannica

16. French Impressionist momentum fades by the end of the 1920s

    Jan 1, 1929Labels: French Impressionism, Movement Decline

    • Cin a fr
    • Britannica