Judex (1963 film)
- Channing Polock: Judex / Vallières
- Francine Bergé: Diana Monti / Marie Verdier
- Édith Scob: Jacqueline Favraux
- Michel Vitold: Favraux
- Jacques Jouanneau: Alfred Cocantin
- Théo Sarapo: Morales
The first performed on December 4, 1963 feature film Judex by Georges Franju is based on the twelve-part silent film serial Judex by Louis Feuillade. As co-founder of the Cinémathèque Française, which in 1936 started to collect Feuillade films, Franju was familiar with the series, the script for his film, which simultaneously remake and homage, he created based on the template of 1917 together with the Feuillade - experts Jacques Champreux ( also an actor, writer, director and Feuillade 's grandson ) and Francis Lacassin ( author of the authoritative monograph ).
Among the best known and most impressive elements of the film version of 1963 a performance of the avenger Judex heard (played by Channing Pollock American Magicians ) in bird costume at a masked ball, the panel clearly inspired by the collages of Max Ernst. Georges Franju Judex on: " Le film, qui est esthétique, décoratif, non réaliste et sentimental, est une varietal de féerie mélodramatique S'il émeut c'est parce qu'il charm. . "
Action
Franju's remake follows up on the kidnapping and abduction of Jaqueline Favraux in the old mill closely with the action of Feuillade silent film series Judex whose ramifications were, however, heavily cut back, but does get individual details from (the ball on the occasion of the betrothal of the daughter becomes the masked ball, the also the 20th anniversary of the Bank Favreaux celebrates, the banker breaks at midnight together, without having drunk from the gereichten of Judex champagne glass, etc.).
Criticism
" Director Franju is especially evident from the naive, darkly romantic poetry of these " Mysteries " fascinated; his version is a loving tribute and funny parody at the same time. "
" Nachverfilmung a 1915 rotated by the Frenchman Louis Feuillade naive continuation story about the noble " defender of the righteous. " Franju has it operated out of conviction of the same style such as Feuillade and simultaneously bowed in gratitude of his master. As a mirror image of the then zeitgeist less valuable than as a formal experiment. For cinema lovers. "
DVD Release
UK: Judex Nuits Rouges. Two Films by Georges Franju. Eureka:. The Masters of Cinema Series 2008 Region 2 French with English subtitles. Extras: Interview with Jacques Champreux about the making of the film.