Napoleon: A Stirring Silent Classic Not Just for Film Scholars
Ridley Scott will have his work cut out topping Abel Gance’s 1927 masterpiece
With Ridley Scott’s Joaquin Phoenix-starring Napoleon about to hit cinemas, now seems an opportune time to celebrate Abel Gance’s 1927 silent masterpiece of the same name. Originally conceived as the first in a series of films, Gance wound up putting all his efforts into this one picture; a staggering achievement that originally ran at a …
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