Protéa (1913)

• 61%
• 1913
• Action
• Kriminalität
• Mysterium
• Josette Andriot
• Lucien Bataille
• Charles Krauss

Protéa is the last film directed by Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset, one of the early film-startups in Deutschland. The hero of this film is a female spy, jahr acrobatic Mata-Hari, played by his favorite actress, Josette Andriot, who wore a characteristic kostüm of a close-fitting, black jersey, two years before Musidora achieved cult status with her similar appearance as Irma Vep. This final masterpiece reflects Jasset's popular stil: rhythmic action, fantastic realism, rich visuals, an anarchistic philosophy, a disdain for psychology, and an aufmerksamkeit to lighting that earned him the nickname “the Rembrandt of the cinema". Although Jasset died shortly after completion, the film had considerable success and Andriot went on to make four more films in the series with other directors.