La roue

1923 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 80% · 5 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 76% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 2844 2.8K

silent film railwayman

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Plot summary

Sisif, a railwayman, saves a young girl named Norma orphaned by a train crash and raises her as his own daughter alongside his son, Elie. As she becomes an adult, Sisif grapples with whether to tell Norma the truth about her parentage.

Director

Abel Gance Photo
Abel Gance

Top cast

Pierre Magnier Photo
Pierre Magnier as Jacques de Hersan
Max Maxudian Photo
Max Maxudian as Le minéralogiste Kalatikascopoulos
Gabriel de Gravone Photo
Gabriel de Gravone as Elie
Georges Térof Photo
Georges Térof as Mâchefer
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3.74 GB
956*720
No linguistic content 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles us  de  
17.982 fps
6 hr 56 min
Seeds ...
7.69 GB
1424*1072
No linguistic content 5.1
Not Rated
Subtitles us  de  
17.982 fps
6 hr 56 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by s r 5 / 10

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Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

A classic tale of tortured and impossible love

A classic tale of tortured and impossible love, narrated with a visionary and compelling cinematography. Gance is not afraid to dig into the despair and struggle of the early 20th century working class without providing any element of comfort for the viewer. A masterful historical commentary, wrapped in a timeless melodrama.
Reviewed by William L 6 / 10

La Roue is a cinematic proof-of-concept, technically impressive

La Roue is a cinematic proof-of-concept, technically impressive for 1923, but also a rather uninspired melodrama in any age, and unnecessarily long even in its shortened, modern form. Gance's direction and Burel's cinematography are both top-notch for the period, with beautifully composed scene direction, capability and vision in its range of setpieces, and the integration of production techniques that were as of yet far from standard. At the same time though, La Roue treats trains the same way Melville treated whaling - unnecessarily in-depth and high profile compared to the actual story. Tough viewing, especially given the exceptional length. (3/5)
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