D. W. Griffith (1875–1948)
Auteur de The Birth of a Nation [1915 film]
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David Llewelyn Wark Griffith, commonly known as D.W. Griffith (1875-1948), American film director
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Œuvres de D. W. Griffith
Griffith Masterworks (The Birth of a Nation / Intolerance / Broken Blossoms / Orphans of the Storm / Biograph Shorts… 6 exemplaires
Griffith Masterworks: The Birth of a Nation: The Civil War Films of D.W. Griffith (1910) — Directeur — 5 exemplaires
Griffith Masterworks: Biograph Shorts 1909-1913 4 exemplaires
The Birth of a Nation (Bonus: Rare Sound Interview with D.W. Griffith) — Directeur — 4 exemplaires
The House with Closed Shutters [1910 film] — Directeur — 3 exemplaires
His Trust Fulfilled [1911 film] — Directeur — 3 exemplaires
Hearts of the World [1918 film] 3 exemplaires
In The Border States [1910 film] — Directeur — 2 exemplaires
The Sealed Room [1909 film] 2 exemplaires
The Usurer [1910 fim] — Directeur — 2 exemplaires
The Avenging Conscience [1914 film] 2 exemplaires
D. W. Griffith: Years of Discovery, 1901-1913 DVD 2 exemplaires
The Curtain Pole 2 exemplaires
The Country Doctor 2 exemplaires
America 1 exemplaire
The Unchanging Sea 1 exemplaire
An Unseen Enemy 1 exemplaire
The Violin Maker of Cremona 1 exemplaire
What Drink Did 1 exemplaire
Sally of the Sawdust 1 exemplaire
Divided We Fall - 10 Civil War Movies: Abraham Lincoln , Hearts in Bondage, The Arizona Kid, Colorado, Santa Fe Trail,… (2015) — Directeur — 1 exemplaire
Martyrs of the Alamo [1915 film] 1 exemplaire
Griffith Masterworks: Volume 2 1 exemplaire
It'snt Life Wonderful 1 exemplaire
D.W. Griffith : father of film 1 exemplaire
That Uncertain Feeling | Meet John Doe | Broken Blossoms — Directeur — 1 exemplaire
D.W. Griffith Presents Abraham Lincoln 1 exemplaire
Those Awful Hats 1 exemplaire
What the Daisy Said [1910 film] 1 exemplaire
One Exciting Night (Silent) 1 exemplaire
Joyas del cine (33). Intolerancia 1 exemplaire
The Battle of the Sexes 1 exemplaire
True Heart Susie & Hoodoo Ann [DVD] 1 exemplaire
Silent Comedy Marathon, Volume 2: Mitt the Prince (1927) / Beauty à la Mud (1926) / Ben in Society (1908) /… 1 exemplaire
A Child of the Ghetto 1 exemplaire
Joyas del cine (28): Lirios rotos 1 exemplaire
Way Down East [Blu-ray] 1 exemplaire
Lady of the Pavements [1929 film] 1 exemplaire
Rose O'Salem Town 1 exemplaire
Swords and Hearts 1 exemplaire
The Fugitive 1 exemplaire
Short films of D.W. Griffith 1 exemplaire
Her Terrible Ordeal 1 exemplaire
Her First Biscuits 1 exemplaire
The Gibson Goddess [1909 film] 1 exemplaire
Friends 1 exemplaire
The Last Deal 1 exemplaire
Enoch Arden 1 exemplaire
A Drunkard's Reformation 1 exemplaire
1776, or The Hessian Renegades 1 exemplaire
Confidence 1 exemplaire
A Calamitous Elopement 1 exemplaire
The Burglar's Dilemma 1 exemplaire
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals 1 exemplaire
The Last Drop of Water 1 exemplaire
Sweet and Twenty 1 exemplaire
One is Business, the Other Crime 1 exemplaire
The Sunbeam 1 exemplaire
An Arcadian Maid [1910 film] — Directeur — 1 exemplaire
Resurrection 1 exemplaire
The Renunciation 1 exemplaire
Pippa Passes 1 exemplaire
The Painted Lady 1 exemplaire
Muggsy's First Sweetheart 1 exemplaire
The Lesser Evil 1 exemplaire
Origins of the Gangster Film: D.W. Griffith's The Narrow Road (1912) and Maurice Tourneur's Alias Jimmy Valentine… (1993) — Directeur — 1 exemplaire
The Miser's Heart 1 exemplaire
message from space 1 exemplaire
The Mended Lute 1 exemplaire
The Massacre 1 exemplaire
Lines of White On A Sullen Sea 1 exemplaire
The Light That Came 1 exemplaire
Modern Prodigal 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Movies Begin, Volume 5: Comedy, Spectacle, and New Horizons [Videorecording] (2002) — Directeur — 3 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Griffith, D. W.
- Nom légal
- Griffith, David Llewelyn Wark
- Date de naissance
- 1875-01-22
- Date de décès
- 1948-07-23
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Oldham County, Kentucky, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Professions
- film director
- Prix et distinctions
- Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Notice de désambigüisation
- David Llewelyn Wark Griffith, commonly known as D.W. Griffith (1875-1948), American film director
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 102
- Aussi par
- 5
- Membres
- 394
- Popularité
- #61,534
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 16
- ISBN
- 44
- Langues
- 2
This is one of film pioneer D.W. Griffith's most rich and beautiful silent films. Griffith transformed A. D'Ennery’s 19th century play into a mesmerizing and heartfelt epic which never lags, its stars and story holding the viewer’s attention with its beauty and drama. The contrast of excess and poverty which brought about the French Revolution is told through the moving story of a blind orphan girl and the “sister” who sacrifices all to care for her. The casting of real sisters Lillian and Dorothy Gish in the parts of Louise and Henriette proved a fortunate one, both giving a sterling account of their considerable talents.
Lushly photographed by Billy Bitzer, Griffith shows the ornate beauty of aristocratic life, and how much at odds it was with the tremendous poverty in the streets. His genius here, however, was using the giant canvas as a backdrop to the more intimate story of Henriette (Lillian Gish) and her blind sister, Louise (Dorothy Gish). It made for a fast-moving and incredibly entertaining film, rather than some cerebral historical epic which looks great but has difficulty holding your attention.
When the plague takes the lives of both their parents, Henriette vows to care for her blind sister Louise, abandoned on their doorstep as a baby. The two have grown up as sisters and it is that love which carries them through the storm about to engulf France. It is to Paris they travel in hopes of restoring Louise’s sight; a place where Henriette’s beauty does not go unnoticed. A crass aristocrat showing more concern for his horses than the poor young Parisian girl he runs over abducts Henriette, leaving the blind Louise on her own.
There is one aristocrat with a heart, however, and young Chevalier (Joseph Schildkraut) falls deeply in love with Henriette, offering a bethrothal ring. Though she loves the young man, she has promised not to marry without her sister's approval. While Chevalier tries to find Louise, Henriette befriends the voice of the downtrodden, Danton (Monte Blue), only to find herself imprisoned, leaving Louise is at the mercy of street people. Louise is not without her protector either, however, even though it comes in the form of a cowardly street urchin named Pierre (Frank Puglia).
But a shadow hangs over Henriette’s happiness, as there are twists and turns, a coming together and parting, and a possible execution during the Revolution that makes for great silent film excitement. Both Lillian and Dorothy Gish are wonderful here. Each have that dainty beauty which enabled them to play younger than they were in real-life. Those who doubt Lillian’s physical appeal, however, will no longer do so after viewing this romantic historical epic. One scene in particular, as an umbrella clad Henriette braces the rain, offers ample evidence that a beautiful woman lurked just beneath Gish’s child-like beauty.
Creighton Hale and Lucille La Verne lend support, but this film truly belongs to the Gish sisters. This Alpha version is surprisingly good, with a fitting classical score accompanying the action. The film itself is a dazzling spectacle, its mix of sentiment and heroics nearly unequaled in American cinema. A fantastic silent film which is as artistic as it is entertaining. A true American masterpiece.… (plus d'informations)