Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaOne of the first epics on the History of Movies, it tells the story of the Fall of Troy: Paris seduces Helen, queen of Sparta, and takes her to Troy, city state of his father, King Priam. Th... Leggi tuttoOne of the first epics on the History of Movies, it tells the story of the Fall of Troy: Paris seduces Helen, queen of Sparta, and takes her to Troy, city state of his father, King Priam. The Greeks declare war against the Trojans, and after ten years of siege finally manage to i... Leggi tuttoOne of the first epics on the History of Movies, it tells the story of the Fall of Troy: Paris seduces Helen, queen of Sparta, and takes her to Troy, city state of his father, King Priam. The Greeks declare war against the Trojans, and after ten years of siege finally manage to invade the city with a wooden horse.
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As is often the case in the films of the period - after the early inception of motion pictures, but before their more uniform routinized productions of the '20s - film-makers had to face the problem of conveying meaning. Theatre was a model; but in films you didn't have the assistance of the spoken language. Before some more cinematic patterns were discovered and utilized (close-ups, just to name one) one could only rely on gestures. The usual cinematic shot of the period is the so-called wide shot, that shows the entire human figure; the movements and gestures that are possible, and visible, in this wide shot are those of the arms and legs.
That's why in "La caduta di Troia" we see all of the actors display an uninterrupted sequence of ample arm movements. It's like we just jumped in a Gym Class for Elders. Some of those movements and gestures are still intelligible today, as stereotyped significants for some emotions. Most of them are not, unfortunately.
But even more than just the huge sets, Pastrone shows his skill with utilizing the extra space effectively. Actors moved from the back to the front in leisurely fashion and the camera utilizes deep-focus photography so that every object or person is always in focus no matter whether located at the back or at the front. A technical masterpiece for it's time and a film that set new standards.
A 28 minute version can be found on the "Cineteca Milano" web-site which is close to the film's original length. Well-worth hunting down to get a true appreciation of this film.
The First Ever Grand Epic tale in World Cinema. Giovanni Pastrone's Spectacular Magnus Opus much before Griffith's 'The Birth Of A Nation' and 'Intolerance'. I was so happy when i learnt that Scorsese believed that it was Pastrone who invented Epic genre, not Griffith, rather it was Pastrone's work that influenced Griffith to make those grandeur. Even though there is no clarification from Griffith about this, one cannot take anything away from the legacy of Giovanni Pastrone. The Italian filmmaker was thinking way ahead of its time, it's just out of our and everybody's reach. Just look at the grand scale execution of The Fall Of Troy and try to convince yourself that this was made in 1911. Holy smoke! That just seems unbelievable. Whatever historical epics i have seen till date which includes all the major classics made in these 110 years, this has to be the granddaddy of all. A historical war film with huge sets, humongous battalion, spectacular visuals, unthinkable explosions (of its time i mean) and fulfilling storyline in 1911 couldn't have got better than this. The film tells a story of Menelaus, King of Sparta who temporarily departs from his residence, leaving his wife behind only to get kidnapped by Paris Of Troy and fall in love with him. When Menelaus learns about it he declares a war against Troy to seek revenge. The entire structure of the film is gargantuan and Giovanni Pastrone's visionary direction justifies its massive nature without any compromises in production value. The battle scenes, Huge crowd, Big sets everything will fascinate you like never before because such grandeur was never ever seen by anybody before its time. In short, a pioneer of Historical Epics.
RATING - 8/10*
By - #samthebestest.
The print of The Fall of Troy shown at the festival was pieced together from several sources. The film ends after Troy has fallen to the Greeks, when Helen is brought before her husband Menelaus. In the final moments she appears to beg for mercy as he turns away. Whether or not the film originally ended with their reconciliation is impossible to say, unless a more complete print is found. Over all, this film represents a great leap forward for the cinema in almost every department, from visual effects to the comparatively restrained acting style -- that is, aside from one over-excited actor who played a messenger in wildly histrionic fashion, drawing chuckles from the festival crowd. And apparently a crew member in contemporary clothes is visible at the edge of the frame during one battle scene, although I didn't see him myself. Even so, viewers familiar with very early movies that relate classical tales, such as Ferdinand Zecca's 1903 version of Samson and Delilah, will recognize that Pastrone was far ahead of his contemporaries, and the proof can be found in his subsequent work.
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