Antoine was notable for bringing a certain form of naturalism to the theater and films such as The Earth. Louis Feuillade observed that these dramas "eschew any fantasy and represent men and things as they are, not as they should be."[1] Although the principal players were accomplished actors from the Comédie-Française, Antoine further heightened the film's naturalism by casting many nonprofessionals from the region in the film.[1]
The story takes place within the Fouan family. The elderly father Fouan (Armand Bour) decides to share his property between his children, dependent on them to house him, feed him and give him two hundred francs a year each. They do not do their job very well, especially his son, Buteau (Jean Hervé), who is gradually dispossessing Fouan of his meager fortune.
Buteau has two cousins, the Mouche sisters. He has a child by the first, Lise (Jeanne Briey), whom he married when she became a rich heiress.
Buteau and Lise confront her sister, Françoise (Germaine Rouer), in a field. Lise pushes her sister onto a scythe, severely wounding her, and she and Buteau abandon her to her fate. Francoise is taken to a house, but dies from the injury.
Father Fouan is left to wander through rain and snow, with nowhere to live.
earth, 1921, film, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, earth, 1921, film, news, newspapers, books, schol. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Earth 1921 film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Earth La Terre is a silent film based on the 1887 novel of the same name by Emile Zola It was directed by French theatre manager Andre Antoine The Earth La Terre Poster by Adrien BarrereDirected byAndre AntoineWritten byAndre AntoineEmile ZolaStarringArmand BourRene AlexandreGermaine RouerJean HerveCinematographyLeonce Henri BurelRelease date13 October 1921 1921 10 13 Running timeapproximately 90 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchAntoine was notable for bringing a certain form of naturalism to the theater and films such as The Earth Louis Feuillade observed that these dramas eschew any fantasy and represent men and things as they are not as they should be 1 Although the principal players were accomplished actors from the Comedie Francaise Antoine further heightened the film s naturalism by casting many nonprofessionals from the region in the film 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Location 3 References 4 External linksPlot editThe story takes place within the Fouan family The elderly father Fouan Armand Bour decides to share his property between his children dependent on them to house him feed him and give him two hundred francs a year each They do not do their job very well especially his son Buteau Jean Herve who is gradually dispossessing Fouan of his meager fortune Buteau has two cousins the Mouche sisters He has a child by the first Lise Jeanne Briey whom he married when she became a rich heiress Buteau and Lise confront her sister Francoise Germaine Rouer in a field Lise pushes her sister onto a scythe severely wounding her and she and Buteau abandon her to her fate Francoise is taken to a house but dies from the injury Father Fouan is left to wander through rain and snow with nowhere to live Location editCloyes sur le Loir in the Eure et Loir department and the natural region of Beauce in France 2 References edit a b Quoted in La Terre Turner Classic Movies http www tcm com this month article 152158 7C0 La Terre html IMDb La Terre 1921 Filming amp ProductionExternal links editThe Earth at IMDb nbsp This article related to a French film of the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Earth 1921 film amp oldid 1169990425, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
