Surprise! Paul Cuff returns to discuss something completely different: Abel Gance’s 1927 epic NAPOLEON! We discuss our shared love of the film, our first experiences watching it, Abel Gance’s subsequent career, and the history of the film’s restoration.
Gloria Mercer was our dialogue editor for this episode.
NEXT WEEK:
Bram Ruiter and Will Ross rejoin us to discuss Lubitsch’s 1921 expressionist comic extravaganza, THE WILDCAT.
WORKS CITED:
A REVOLUTION FOR THE SCREEN: ABEL GANCE’S NAPOLEON by Paul Buff
Paul Cuff’s Commentary on the BFI Napoleon Blu-Ray
NAPOLEON by Kevin Brownlow