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Ménilmontant

  • 19261926
  • 38m
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Ménilmontant (1926)
ShortDrama
A couple is brutally murdered in the working-class district of Paris. Later on, the narrative follows the lives of their two daughters, both in love with a Parisian thug and leading them to ... Read allA couple is brutally murdered in the working-class district of Paris. Later on, the narrative follows the lives of their two daughters, both in love with a Parisian thug and leading them to separate ways.A couple is brutally murdered in the working-class district of Paris. Later on, the narrative follows the lives of their two daughters, both in love with a Parisian thug and leading them to separate ways.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
86,192
14,737
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    • Director
      • Dimitri Kirsanoff
    • Writer
      • Dimitri Kirsanoff
    • Stars
      • Nadia Sibirskaïa
      • Yolande Beaulieu
      • Guy Belmont
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    • Director
      • Dimitri Kirsanoff
    • Writer
      • Dimitri Kirsanoff
    • Stars
      • Nadia Sibirskaïa
      • Yolande Beaulieu
      • Guy Belmont
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    • 22User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Nadia Sibirskaïa
    • Younger Sister
    Yolande Beaulieu
    • Older Sister
    Guy Belmont
    • Young Man
    Jean Pasquier
    • The father
    M. Ardouin
    • The mother
    Maurice Ronsard
    • The lover
    • Director
      • Dimitri Kirsanoff
    • Writer
      • Dimitri Kirsanoff
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    • Trivia
      Pauline Kael said this was her favorite film of all time.
    • Alternate versions
      This film was published in Italy in an DVD anthology entitled "Avanguardia: Cinema sperimentale degli anni '20 e '30", distributed by DNA Srl. The film has been re-edited with the contribution of the film history scholar Riccardo Cusin . This version is also available in streaming on some platforms.
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    9/10
    A Striking, Disturbing Masterpiece.
    There is an old German proverb that says that size doesn't matter ( well, size does count for this count having in mind the perimeter of his Teutonic heiresses… ) and the saying rings true with "Ménilmontant" a medium-length silent film directed by Herr Dimitri Kirsanoff, and a striking, disturbing masterpiece.

    Herr Kirsanoff's direction is astonishing in every aspect of the film, particularly in its technique. It's a mixture of drama, avant-garde, experimental film and hyper realism. The story depicted in the film ( the terrible life of two orphan sisters ) doesn't allow any concession to the audience; to watch "Ménilmontant" today still invokes amazement, distress and an infinite sadness.

    From the very start of the film ( superb, striking and masterful editing by Herr Kirsanoff himself ) the director shows power and imagination and a strong control of film narrative ( there is no need of intertitles ). Kiransoff's use of imagery is thrilling and brilliant. Images emphasize a ruined happy childhood and the duality and dangers of a big city ( flashbacks, imaginative camera angles, dreamy and poetic shots ) not to mention the sorrowful life of the two orphans, an existence of loneliness, abandonment and despair that broke the heart of a heartless German aristocrat, especially the superb scene in which the younger sister ( touching Dame Nadia Sibirskaia ) ,alone and hungry on a bench park with her baby, accepts some bread from an old man, a moving and lyrical scene, that summarizes the spirit and achievement of this oeuvre.

    "Ménilmontant" is a work of art, a striking experimental style in the service of a tragic and sad story, brilliantly and disturbingly balanced.

    And now, if you'll allow me, I must temporarily take my leave because this German Count must become a little livelier.

    Herr Graf Ferdinand Von Galitzien http://ferdinandvongalitzien.blogspot.com/
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    • May 21, 2008

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    • Release date
      • November 26, 1926 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Менильмонтан
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
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    • Runtime
      38 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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