Friday, December 24, 2021

The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ (1906)

 
THE BIRTH, THE LIFE AND THE DEATH OF CHRIST  (1906)  ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Alice Guy
A series of elaborately staged tableaus depicting familiar episodes in the life of Christ, shot in long takes with a static camera, the staging in each scene meticulously worked out. An ambitious movie for 1906, and at 33 minutes, an exceptionally long one.