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Abel Gance

アベル・ガンス　/　あべる・がんす

Screenwriter from France

October 25, 1889 – November 10, 1981　・　18th arrondissement of Paris, France

screenwriter
film actor
film director

My Take

Abel Gance is a name I think every serious film lover eventually has to reckon with. A pioneer of montage in both theory and practice, he gave us three towering silent films: J'accuse in 1919, La Roue in 1923, and the legendary Napoleon in 1927. What moves me is how far ahead of his time he was, experimenting with multi-screen projection decades before widescreen became normal. The fact that he received a BAFTA Fellowship in 1981, the very year he died at 92, feels like a fitting bookend. To me he is proof that ambition in cinema can outlast the technology it was born into.

Overview

Abel Gance (French: [gɑ̃s]; born Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon; 25 October 1889 – 10 November 1981) was a French film director, producer, writer, and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and Napoléon (1927).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Abel Gance
Name (Japanese): アベル・ガンス
Reading: あべる・がんす
Born: October 25, 1889 – November 10, 1981
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Ox
Origin: 18th arrondissement of Paris, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: screenwriter / film actor / film director / film producer / film editor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1981 BAFTA Fellowship

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9

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