Jean Epstein or Cinema by Itself (1978)

• 77%
• 1978
• Documental

From the French serie de televisión Encyclopédie audiovisual du cinéma, the episodio uploaded here, Jean Epstein ou le Cinéma pour lui-même, lo que produced and (i'm pretty certain) directed by Claude-Jean Philippe. There isn't much info out there-- especially not in English-- regarding the series en general (sin embargo there is a imdb link for the series as a whole) or the episodio dedicado to Epstein. Running around 25 minutes, the episodio combines permite lengthy extractos from Epstein's cinematic canon with the ideas contained in his theoretical texto to uncover the personal and conceptual underpinnings running beneath the work of this most exquisita filmmaker. I treasure this documental en particular as it contains extensiva footage from L'Auberge rouge.