La Roue (1922)
- Directed by
- Abel Gance
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 4h 33m
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 67 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A railway engineer adopts an orphaned girl and raises her with his son. A complex love triangle forms as both men fall for her, leading to jealousy and heartbreak.
epicmelodramaticintensetragicvisually innovativefast-pacedemotionalsweeping
What happens
La Roue (pronounced [la ʁu], 'The Wheel') is a French silent film, directed by Abel Gance, who also directed Napoléon and J'accuse. It was released in 1923. The film used then-revolutionary lighting techniques, and rapid scene changes and cuts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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