Another series of film that lasts for 5.5 hours by Louis Feuillade, made a year or two earlier than Les Vampires. Though the plots were even more 'naive', and at times even more nonsensical than Les Vampires, the tone is considerably lighter and it is more fun to watch.
I was intrigued mostly by the scenes which seemed to be taken in location and therefore provided a lot of historical insights not just in interior design, architeture, but also the way of living in pre-war France. The series also involved the police and a resourceful journalist, but unlike Les Vampires, the focus is more on the police. Again, the police or even the justice system was depicted as quite hopeless and was always outwitted by the criminals!
Interestingly, althought the series was made earier than Les Vampires, the performance was more contemporary in that the actors (or at least in the first of the five episodes) did not make it a point to stare at the camera and mouth their thoughts to the audience.
Fascinating watch!
No comments:
Post a Comment