Madame Sans-Gêne is a 1911 silent French film set in the French Revolution and during Napoleon's reign. It is based on the 1893 play of the same name.[1][3] Gabrielle Réjane and Edmond Duquesne reprised their roles in the play; Réjane played the title character, a laundress who marries a man who becomes one of Napoleon's field marshals (based on the real-life Catherine Hübscher), while Duquesne played Napoleon. Conflicting sources state the director was André Calmettes[1] or Henri Desfontaines.[3]
| Madame Sans-Gêne | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | André Calmettes (?) Henri Desfontaines (?) |
| Based on | the 1893 play Madame Sans-Gêne by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau |
| Starring | Gabrielle Réjane Edmond Duquesne Georges Dorival Jacques Volnys |
Production company | Pathé Frères (as Film d'Art) |
| Distributed by | Pathé Frères (France) Franco-American Film Company (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 3 reels[1][2] |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
According to Richard Abel, Madame Sans-Gêne is "still extant."[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Abel, Richard (1994). The Ciné Goes to Town: French Cinema, 1896-1914. University of California Press. pp. 312–313. ISBN 9780520079359.
- ^ "Madame Sans-Gêne". silentera.com.
- ^ a b Wild, Jennifer (March 21, 2015). The Parisian Avant-Garde in the Age of Cinema, 1900-1923. University of California Press. p. 140. ISBN 9780520279889.
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