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La Fte espagnole is a 1920 French silent film directed by Germaine Dulac and written by Louis Delluc. It was cited by critic and film historian Georges Sadoul as being first in ushering in French impressionist cinema.
ve Francis had already starred in Germaine Dulacs earlier serial mes des fous 1918. In either late 1918 or early 1919, Francis asked if she could bring by her fiancee, Louis Delluc. At their first meeting, Dellucwho was already a respected, upandcoming film critic for ParisMidiread his scenario Le Fandango, reputedly written on the cutout section of a paper tablecloth. Dulac was impressed and agreed to direct the production, which commenced in late August 1919 at the site of the future Victorine Studios in Nice, France Louis Nalpas agreed to back the production as long was it was shot there, though some additional material was filmed in the Basque border town of Hondarribia. Shooting was concluded in November, and for its duration Delluc was only seen intermittently on the set. But he was fully involved in editing the film with Dulac. It was screened for critics on March 17, 1920 and went into release either Marchor May 7, 1920.La Fte espagnole was widely praised by critics as something vital and new in French cinema, thoughas observed by Tami Williamswith the praise directed toward Delluc, and not Dulac. For Dellucs part, he never avoided praising Dulacs contribution to the success of the film, stating that it was a rare example of complete cooperation in French cinema. Author, director and actors have agreed, through their specific affinities and willingness to work, to seek the absolute realization of the chosen theme. ve Francis commented that La fte espagnole had a staggering effect on the filmmakers then. The accelerated movement of this synthetic drama, suffused with poetry, was an unprecedented novelty. Dellucs original screenplay consisted of 217 numbered scenes, with each scene indicated by single line of text, and a gradual acceleration in the pace of these shots is observed as the film progresses. Henri Langlois commented that La fte espagnole was the key film of French film history as important as Eisensteins Strike. Despite its influen
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