Jean Epstein's Coeur Fidle (True Heart) established the great French filmmaker as one of the most inventive directors of the (then still silent) art form. A pared-down tale of a barmaid oppressed by an exploitative foster family who attempt to push her into the arms of an unscrupulous regular-about-town Marie's heart (exuberantly vivified by Gina Mars) belongs as far as she's concerned to the tenderly blank Jean (Lon Mathot)... Coeur Fidle drives its simple story (which with its infamous and exhilarating carousel sequence helped pave the way for he narrative tradition... of such Murnau masterworks as Sunrise and City Girl) on into the realm of what might be considered an early incarnation of French poetic realism - all while still anticipating Epstein's magical post-surrealist later works. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Please note this is a region B Blu-ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Jean Epstein&39;s Coeur fidèle True Heart established the great French filmmaker as one of the most inventive directors of the (then still silent) art form A pared-down tale of a barmaid oppressed by an exploitative foster family who attempt to push her into the arms of an unscrupulous regular-about-town Marie&39;s heart (exuberantly vivified by Gina Marès) belongs as far as she&39;s concerned to the tenderly blank Jean (Léon Mathot) Coeur fidèle drives its simple story (which with its infamous and exhilarating &39;carousel sequence&39; helped pave the way for the narrative tradition of such Murnau masterworks as Sunrise and City Girl) on into the realm of what might be considered an early incarnation of French poetic realism all while still anticipating Epstein&39;s magical post-surrealist later works Special Features Beautiful new high-definition transfer of the film officially licensed from Pathé Presented in its original 1371 aspect ratio via a 1080p AVC encode on the Blu-ray and now running at its true speed and length - New score composed and performed by Maxence Cyrin - Original French intertitles with newly translated optional English subtitles - A gallery of rare photography from Cinémathèque Française - A 44-page booklet containing rare production photography and writing about the film by Jean Epstein Henri Langlois René Clair and more
Jean Epstein directs this impressionistic French romance filmed in 1920s Marseille. Gina Manès stars as Marie, an orphaned barmaid who is exploited by her employers and mistreated by her thuggish alcoholic fiancé Paul (Edmond van Daële). Marie, however is secretly in love with dockworker Jean (Léon Mathot) - but Jean's valiant attempts to free her from her predicament end in disaster for them both.
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