b. 25 March 1897, Warsaw, Poland d. 2 April 1953, Paris, France I. Jean Epstein was an important figure in the school of filmmaking variously called “French Impressionism”, the “narrative avant-garde”, the “first cinematic avant-garde”, and the “pre-war French school”. (1) This school flourished in France between 1919 and 1929, and the filmmakers (and filmmaker/theorists) [...]
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Robert Farmer is a filmmaker and lecturer in film theory and practice living in Northampton, UK.
Articles by Robert Farmer:
Ironically enough, Louise Brooks’ real fame arrived many years after abandoning her acting career. Robert Farmer analyses the life, the films and the screen persona of an actress who was turned into an icon of modernity.
Too often overshadowed by the fame of the Nouvelle Vague, Robert Farmer gives due attention to the concurrent ‘wave’ known as the Left Bank Group.


