Gaumont Presents Two by Léonce Perret
November 15, 2002
Each year at The Museum of Modern Art, the Cinémathèque Gaumont presents newly restored prints from its archives. This year's program features two short films by Léonce Perret (1880-1935), once of the most prolific and innovative directors of Gaumont's silent period. Perret's marital comedies are a wonderful record of Belle Époque manners, and his mise-en-scène shows a sophisticated appreciation of the effects of light on architecture and landscape. These prints were restored in 2002 from original nitrate negatives by Gaumont and the Cinémathèque Française, in collaboration with the Centre National de la Cinématographie and the Ministry of Culture.
Organized by Laurence Kardish, Senior Curator. Thanks go to Nicolas Seydoux, Président Directeur Général, Gaumont, and Martine Offroy, Curator, Cinémathèque Gaumont, Paris.
1913. France. Directed by Léonce Perret. With Suzanne Grandais.
A beautiful lacemaker falls in love with the town rogue, but is
forbidden to marry him until she can come up with a sufficient dowry.
17 min.
1916. France. Directed by Léonce Perret. With Valentine Petit,
René Cresté, Armand Detertre. The quiet retirement of
a successful stage actress is thrown into turmoil when a debonair
director arrives to shoot a film on her estate.
Both films with French intertitles; simultaneous English translation.
Silent, with piano accompaniment. Introduced by Martine Offroy,
Curator, Cinémathèque Gaumont. 55 min.
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