Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Léonce Joseph Perret: Le Béret

Léonce Joseph Perret (1880 –1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer. He also worked as a stage actor and director. Often described as avant-garde for his unorthodox directing methods, Léonce Perret introduced innovative camera, lighting and film scoring techniques to French cinema.
Léonce Perret began his career as a relatively undistinguished stage actor. He was recruited to the film industry by the Gaumont Film Company. His numerous short films gained significant accolade in French cinematography. Until his emigration to the United States in 1917, he was a fixture of the Gaumont Film Company. On American soil, he produced several popular films, the most notable being Lest We Forget (N'oublions jamais) in 1918.
Le Béret is a silent film French directed by Léonce Perret and released in 1912.

1 comment:

  1. That was fun! I know just enough French to follow most of the dialog. I would have enjoyed watching all of it. It doesn't appear to be available anywhere I've looked. Is movie actually a silent film or is the clip dubbed?

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