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Jean Epstein ( French: [ɛp.ʃtajn]; 25 March 1897 – 2 April 1953) was a French filmmaker, film theorist, literary critic, and novelist.
Learn about the life and work of Jean Epstein, a pioneer of cinematic modernism who wrote influential books and made innovative films in the 1920s. Explore his ideas on the art of the present, the camera's eye, and the forbidden city of cinema.
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Jean Epstein was born on 25 March 1897 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a director and writer, known for The Fall of the House of Usher (1928), Mauprat (1926) and Le lion des Mogols (1924). He died on 2 April 1953 in Paris, France.
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Mar 5, 2016 · Explore the films and writings of Jean Epstein, a pioneer of photogénie, ethnography and sound experimentation. This retrospective showcases his diverse and influential works from 1924 to 1930.
Jean Epstein’s ideas about rhythm, expressed in a series of talks, articles, and books from the early 1920s to the late 1940s, cannot be fully understood without being situated within a larger theoretical debate over the aesthetic and social potential of the cinematic medium.
A review of the streaming platform HENRI, which features six films by the French avant-garde director Jean Epstein. Learn about his experimental style, his Brittany documentaries, and his theoretical writings.
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Filmmaker and theoretician Jean Epstein profoundly influenced film practice, criti-cism and reception in France during the 1920s and well beyond. His work not only forms the crux of the debates of his time, but also remains key to understanding later developments in film practice and theory. Epstein’s film criticism is among
