Natan
Film decays. Memory fades. Truth is corrupted.
Natan tells the remarkable story of Bernard Natan, a Romanian immigrant who came to Paris in 1905 and was involved almost immediately with French cinema. He took control of the Pathe film group in the late 1920s and went on to produce epic films such as Les Miserables. But Natan has become largely written out of French film history for various different reasons. Little attention is paid to him centres on his alleged career as a pioneer and performer in early gay and BDSM porn? The story is an excellent one, suffice to say that his ethnicity and subsequent rumours plagued Natan almost from the start of his career. His ‘comeuppance’ for his alleged transgressions is at the heart of this devastating documentary.
Natan tells the remarkable story of Bernard Natan, a Romanian immigrant who came to Paris in 1905 and was involved almost immediately with French cinema. He took control of the Pathe film group in the late 1920s and went on to produce epic films such as Les Miserables. But Natan has become largely written out of French film history for various different reasons. Little attention is paid to him centres on his alleged career as a pioneer and performer in early gay and BDSM porn? The story is an excellent one, suffice to say that his ethnicity and subsequent rumours plagued Natan almost from the start of his career. His ‘comeuppance’ for his alleged transgressions is at the heart of this devastating documentary.
Genre: History, Documentary, Biography
Actor: Niall Greig Fulton, Lenny Borger, Serge Bromberg, Bart Bull, Gisèle Casadesus, Jean Gabin, Brigitte Helm, Françoise Ickowicz, Serge Klarsfeld, Marcel L'Herbier
Director: David Cairns, Paul Duane, Paul Duane, David Cairns
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America, France
Runtime: 65
Release: 2013
Rating: 8 out of 10
Language: English, English, French,
Views: 311
Content Rating:1h 6min
Quality: DVD
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