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Abel Gance and the End of Silent CinemaTowards Utopia

Abel Gance and the End of Silent Cinema: Towards Utopia [This chapter explores the ideological background to La Fin du Monde, in particular Gance’s view of cinema as a utopian art form that could overcome entrenched cultural divisions. Cuff follows the thematic link from Gance’s religious projects of the 1910s to Les grands initiés in the 1920s. The chapter relates how this series was to portray the life of religious prophets and culminate in La Fin du Monde. Cuff interrogates how Gance’s work continued to reflect his interest in apocalyptic destruction and utopian rebirth. Tracing the literary and mystical background to the filmmaker’s approach, Cuff examines the relationship between historical and fantastical narratives in Gance’s work and how the apocalyptic theme of La Fin du Monde embodies these ideas.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-38817-5
Pages
21 –39
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-38818-2_2
Publisher site
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Abstract

[This chapter explores the ideological background to La Fin du Monde, in particular Gance’s view of cinema as a utopian art form that could overcome entrenched cultural divisions. Cuff follows the thematic link from Gance’s religious projects of the 1910s to Les grands initiés in the 1920s. The chapter relates how this series was to portray the life of religious prophets and culminate in La Fin du Monde. Cuff interrogates how Gance’s work continued to reflect his interest in apocalyptic destruction and utopian rebirth. Tracing the literary and mystical background to the filmmaker’s approach, Cuff examines the relationship between historical and fantastical narratives in Gance’s work and how the apocalyptic theme of La Fin du Monde embodies these ideas.]

Published: Nov 12, 2016

Keywords: French Revolution; Historical Reality; French Republic; Ecce Homo; Earthly Paradise

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