The Soul of France (1928)
- Original title
- La grande épreuve
- Directed by
- André Dugès
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A silent film with added music and sound effects. It is a love story set against the backdrop of World War I, focusing on a family's struggle to keep their land and traditions alive.
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What happens
The Soul of France (La Grande Épreuve) is a French synchronized sound black and white sound film, directed by André Dugès and Alexandre Ryder, with a screenplay by Georges Le Faure. The film was released and distributed by Paramount Pictures in 1928. The film has no audible dialogue but featured a synchronized musical score and sound effects. The soundtrack was recorded by Paramount Pictures using the Western Electric Sound System sound-on-film process. The soundtrack was also transferred to discs for those theatres that were wired with sound-on-disc sound systems. The film is an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Georges Le Faure, which won the Marcelin-Guérin Prize in 1929. The film starred Georges Charlia, Michele Verly, Jean Murat and Berthe Jalabert. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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