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Six And One Half Times Eleven
''Six and One Half Times Eleven'' (), also known as ''6½ x 11'', is a 1927 French melodrama film directed by Jean Epstein, starring Edmond Van Daële, Suzy Pierson, Nino Constantini and René Ferté. It is about two brothers falling in love with the same woman. The original scenario of the film was written by Marie Epstein, the director's sister. Plot Jerome and Jean de Ners are praying in front of the tomb of their parents. Jean is an idle young man passionately in love with a singer, Mary Winter. Jerome, a famous doctor, takes cares of him and worries about his outbursts. One night, after receiving a phone call from Marie, the woman he loves, Jean suddenly disappears without warning his brother. He drives to the south of France to live with his great love in a luxury villa. He buys a photo camera and wants to take a photo of her but she first refuses. One evening, they meet Harry Gold, a famous dancer, and she enjoys dancing with him. The following day, she finally let Jean t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Epstein
Jean Epstein (; 25 March 1897 – 2 April 1953) was a French filmmaker, film theorist, literary critic, and novelist. Although he is remembered today primarily for his adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's ''The Fall of the House of Usher'', he directed three dozen films and was an influential critic of literature and film from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. He is often associated with French Impressionist Cinema and the concept of ''photogénie''. Life and career Epstein was born in Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland (then a part of Russian Empire) to a French-Jewish father and Polish mother. After his father died in 1908, the family relocated to Switzerland, where Epstein remained until beginning medical school at the University of Lyon in France. While in Lyon, Epstein served as a secretary and translator for Auguste Lumière, considered one of the founders of cinema. Epstein started directing his own films in 1922 with ''Pasteur'', followed by ''L'Auberge rouge'' and ''Coeur fidèl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |