This Government-commissioned documentary was intended to reflect the modernisation of French industry. However, in Franju’s hands it became an ode to fire and a fascinating portrayal of industrial architecture.Read More »
Georges Hubert
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Georges Franju – En passant par la Lorraine (1950)
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Georges Franju – Le sang des bêtes AKA Blood of the Beasts (1949)
1941-1950Amos Vogel: Film as a Subversive ArtDocumentaryFranceGeorges FranjuShort FilmAn early example of ultra-realism, this movie contrasts the quiet, bucolic life in the outskirts of Paris with the harsh, gory conditions inside the nearby slaughterhouses. Describes the fate of the animals and that of the workers in graphic detail.
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