{"product_id":"9780813166438-albert-capellani","title":"Albert Capellani","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePioneer of the Silent Screen\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time in English, Christine Leteux's essential biography of Albert Capellani offers a detailed assessment of the groundbreaking director. The ups and downs of Capellani's career paralleled the evolution of the film industry and demonstrated the fickle nature of success. His technical and aesthetic achievements, however, paved the way for future filmmakers.\u003cbr\u003eIn recent years, technology has given films of the silent era and their creators a second life as new processes have eased their restoration and distribution. Among the films benefitting from these developments are the works of director Albert Capellani (1874--1931), whose oeuvre was instrumental in the development of cinema in the early 1900s and whose contributions rival those of D. W. Griffith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time in English, Christine Leteux's essential biography of Capellani offers a detailed assessment of the groundbreaking director. Capellani began his career in France at what was, at the time, the biggest film company in the world: Pathé. There, he directed the first multireel version of  \u003cem\u003eLes Miserables\u003c\/em\u003e in 1912 as well as his masterpiece,  \u003cem\u003eGerminal\u003c\/em\u003e (1913). After immigrating to the United States, Capellani worked at a number of production houses, including Metro Pictures Corporation, where he produced his two best-known films,  \u003cem\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/em\u003e (1918) and  \u003cem\u003eThe Red Lantern\u003c\/em\u003e (1919). He was well known for making stage actors into movie stars, and Mistinguett, Stacia Napierkowska, and Alla Nazimova all rose to prominence under his direction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ups and downs of Capellani's career paralleled the evolution of the film industry and demonstrated the fickle nature of success. His technical and aesthetic achievements, however, paved the way for future filmmakers. Featuring a foreword by Academy Award--winning film historian Kevin Brownlow, Leteux's intimate biography paints a fascinating portrait of one of the leading pioneers of early cinema and provides a new window into the origins of the moving picture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55181228802422,"sku":"9780813166438","price":30.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31462065.jpg?v=1737626300","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780813166438-albert-capellani","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}