Sylvie Gance
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tours, France
Adult: No
Birthday: March 10, 1902
Age: 123 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: November 19, 1978
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I Accuse
Overview: After serving in the trenches of World War I, Jean Diaz recoils with such horror that he renounces love and personal pleasure to immerse himself in scientific research, seeking a machine to prevent war. He thinks he has succeeded, but the government subverts his discovery, and Europe slides with seeming inevitability toward World War II. In desperation, Diaz summons the ghosts of the war dead from the graves and fields of France to give silent, accusing protest.
Genres: War Drama Horror
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1938-01-23
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The Woman Thief
Overview: The woman thief evades a young lady who is onto his game, but then tries his wiles elsewhere on a married woman by attempting to compromise and ruin the husband she is happy with.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1938-03-30
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Captain Fracasse
Overview: Out of love for an actress, Isabelle, the Baron de Sigognac joins a traveling troop en route to Paris. When an actor dies, he takes over his role: that of Captain Fracasse.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1943-06-19
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L'intrigante
Overview: A father falls in love with his son's mistress whom he has forced to emigrate to force him to break up. More carefree than a schoolboy, he ruins himself for the beauty who soon chases him away. The family will soon be reunited permanently.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1940-08-29
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Pluck the Hen
Overview: A young student on vacation falls in love with the daughter of his hostess. The father, who has come to put an end to the beginning idyll, falls in love with the young girl's mother, but she refuses to marry him. He will end up, despite his disappointment, giving his consent to his son's marriage.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1947-05-28
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The Life and Loves of Beethoven
Overview: Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.
Genres: Drama Music History Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1937-01-15
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The End of the World
Overview: The plot concerns a comet hurling toward Earth on a collision course and the different reactions to people on the impending disaster.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1931-01-23
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Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
Overview: BBC documentary on the long and flamboyant career of French filmmaker Abel Gance.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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