The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
As the title of this French documentary indicates, Ce Siecle a 50 Ans examines the 20th Century at its halfway point. Utilizing the archives of several European film reserves, director Denise Tua offers a fascinating mosaic of the people and events that shaped the years 1900 to 1950. Complementing the vintage film clips are three dramatized sketches, delineating the romantic customs of three different points in time. These sketches are inadequately performed, and can easily be ignored. Ce Siecle a 50 Ans both preserved and provided celluloid material for scores of future documentaries.
Ratings
IMDb4.1/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Denise TualDirector
- Roland TualDirector
- Werner MalbranDirector
- Georges AuricOriginal Music Composer
- Henri SauguetOriginal Music Composer
- Jean WienerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Pierre FresnayNarrator (voice)
- Sarah BernhardtSelf (archive footage)
- Jean CocteauSelf
- Marie DaëmsSelf
- Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
- Catherine ErardSelf
- Joseph GoebbelsSelf (archive footage)
- Bernard ImbaudSelf
- Serge LafaurieSelf
- Renaud MarySelf
- Henri MatisseSelf (archive footage)
- Jesse OwensSelf (archive footage)