Lucien Bataille

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J'accuse
6.4

J'accuse

Jan 23, 1938
Dans les tranchées, un soldat fait promettre à Jean Diaz de s’occuper de sa femme s’il n’en revient pas. Au lendemain de la Grande guerre, l’ancien poilu tient parole. Mais peu à peu il délaisse l’épouse de son ancien camarade afin de se consacrer à la création d’un verre indestructible. L’imminence de la guerre le hante, dès lors il va consacrer sa vie à tenter de l’éviter…
Guerre
Les compagnons de Saint-Hubert
1
Deux commerciaux de produits de protection auditive ont des fortunes diverses dans l'exercice de leur métier. Ils doivent d'abord affronter une chanteuse qui... leur claque la porte! Deuxièmement, ils essaient d'influencer un homme en donnant le nom d'un de ses amis comme référence alors que ledit ami est... sur place! Quant au troisième client, il semble vouloir acheter un de leurs articles jusqu'à ce que les deux vendeurs se rendent compte qu'il est... malentendant!
Boule de suif
5.5

Boule de suif

Oct 13, 1945
En 1870, pendant l'occupation prusienne, les passagers d'une diligence sont sauvés par une fille de petite vertu qui ne rencontrera que leur mepris pour tout remerciement.
Drame
La Coquille et le Clergyman
6.7
Un homme habillé de noir, un clergyman, verse, à l'aide d'une grande coquille d'huître, un liquide noir dans des flacons qu'il brise ensuite. Une porte s'ouvre, un officier couvert de médailles apparaît, brise la coquille avec son sabre et sort. Le clergyman le suit à quatre pattes jusque dans la rue. Une calèche passe, à l'intérieur l'officier et une belle femme blonde ; le clergyman les suit dans une église. L'officier est assis dans un confessionnal, le clergyman se jette sur lui, mais l'officier est maintenant habillé en prêtre et son visage se transforme ; la femme regarde.
Fantastique
La porteuse de pain
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La porteuse de pain

Sep 14, 1923
The Bread Peddler is a 1923 French silent drama film directed by René Le Somptier and starring Suzanne Desprès, Gabriel Signoret and Geneviève Félix. It is based on Xavier de Montépin's novel of the same title.
Drame
Vingt ans après
1

Vingt ans après

Dec 22, 1922
Charming Mimi-Trottin is in love with typographer Louis Chausson, nicknamed Godasse. She meets Doudou, actually a Vicomte, estranged with his parents who are rich automobile manufacturers. Godasse abandons Mimi because of his professional ambitions and Doudou rescues her from a suicide. After making peace with his parents, the young man has Mimi hired as a typist at the factory. After winning a race with one of his father's car, he soon wins the heart and the hand of Mimi.
History
Balaoo
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Balaoo

Jan 01, 1913
An ape, turned near human by Dr. Coriolis and given the name 'Balaoo', is smitten by the beauty of Coriolis' niece, Madeleine. Being inquisitive, though, he runs off, getting into mischief, and falls in with a poacher who saves his life. Acting now as his slave Balaoo kills a man for the poacher, but balks on his orders to kidnap Madeleine, deciding instead to set a trap for the poacher.
Horror
Protéa
4.8

Protéa

Sep 09, 1913
Un traité d'alliance a été signé entre deux grands États européens voisins, la Celtie et la Slavonie. L'empire de Messénie charge l'espionne Protéa de voler le document. Secondée par l'Anguille, un acrobate hors pair, elle part pour la Celtie.
Action
Zigoto, policier, trouve une corde
1
Just as the streets to hell, to hear it from the travelers, are paved with good intentions, the illustrious police officer Zigoto's brain is full of the most commendable initiatives. While passing before a door, he sees a piece of rope underneath and thinks it his duty to bend down and pick it up. But he's amazed to see that the more he pulls, the longer the cord becomes: "For a thousand prefects - that was his favorite exclamation - do they take me for a pulley?" Upon the arrival of two officers, the men open the door, when all of a sudden a black, horned mass crashes into them.
Comedy
Zigoto, policier, trouve une corde
1
Just as the streets to hell, to hear it from the travelers, are paved with good intentions, the illustrious police officer Zigoto's brain is full of the most commendable initiatives. While passing before a door, he sees a piece of rope underneath and thinks it his duty to bend down and pick it up. But he's amazed to see that the more he pulls, the longer the cord becomes: "For a thousand prefects - that was his favorite exclamation - do they take me for a pulley?" Upon the arrival of two officers, the men open the door, when all of a sudden a black, horned mass crashes into them.
Comedy
La Bous-Bous-Mie
4.5

La Bous-Bous-Mie

Jan 04, 1909
Mme Ducordon se rend au Casino Des Tourelles pour assister à la dernière danse à la mode sur scène : la "Bous-Bous-Mie".
Comedy
Zigoto et l'affaire du collier
5
The film begins with the Count giving an actress a necklace. However, after her performance, the valuable necklace is missing and so the actress goes to hire some detectives to find it. I loved the strange detective agency in the film. The place had a sliding door, chains on the wall and detectives seem to magically appear out of the floor. It was very kooky but fun.
Comedy
Zigoto promène ses amis
4
The short by Jean Durand begins with his frequent character, Zigoto (Lucien Bataille) reading a boring book. So, instead he goes on an outing in his new car with his friends. The captioning says it's a new '101 horsepower car'--this, during an age when the horsepower of cars actually was between 4-30 horsepower! So, in other words, it's supposed to be a super-fast car.
Comedy
Zigoto et la blanchisseuse
1
For some time now, Sosthène, clerk at the Grand Laundromat of Papillon-sous-Bois, has been in love with Alphonsine, the girl who brings the laundry. One evening, he decides to win the heart of his beloved, who until now has been cruel and deaf to his fiery declarations, and if necessary, he'll kidnap her. Hidden at the edge of the woods, when Alphonsine goes by, Sosthène rolls through the grass until he lands at the beauty's feet, proclaiming his love in a deranged voice: "Be mine, or die!", "You idiot!". Blood rushes to Sosthène's head. His breath becomes so ragged that it can be heard a mile away, catching the attention of the famous detective Zigoto who was walking Bouboule, his no less famous police dog.
Comedy
Sous la griffe
1

Sous la griffe

Dec 31, 1912
A mine owner discovers a vein of gold but unfortunately dies. His wife doesn't want to sell the mine and so the forman decides to lock her up in a cottage with a dangerous and hungry leopard.
Drama
Sous la griffe
1

Sous la griffe

Dec 31, 1912
A mine owner discovers a vein of gold but unfortunately dies. His wife doesn't want to sell the mine and so the forman decides to lock her up in a cottage with a dangerous and hungry leopard.
Drama
Zigoto et l'écuyère
1

Zigoto et l'écuyère

May 20, 1912
Lucien Bataille finds himself hired as a secretary to an elderly man. His principal duty is to make sure that the man's niece, Berthe Dagmar, doesn't see the young man she's interested in. No problem! Bataille finds himself assigned a spirited horse when called on to accompany the young lady in her equestrian exercises.
Comedy
Zigoto et le château mystérieux
1
Berthe Dagmar is kidnapped and Lucien Bataille is almost immediately on the case: examining the road with a magnifying glass, putting a straw hat on a horse, climbing a high gate, and duckwalking across a parapet. Nothing will stop him in his quest to.... well, whatever it is he's doing.
Comedy
Mandrin
1

Mandrin

Feb 15, 1924
Les aventures du contrebandier Mandrin à la tête d'une troupe de brigands, au XVIIIe siècle, en lutte contre les agents du fisc et le fermier général. 8 épisodes
Adventure
L’invitation au Voyage
7
Une femme mariée s'ennuie dans un bar enfumée où l'a conduite sa mélancolie. Elle écoute un bel officier lui parler de ses voyages lointains et s'imagine déjà qu'elle pourrait l'accompagner. L'officier comprend qu'il s'adresse à une femme mariée et se met à redouter les conséquences de son flirt
Drama
L'enfant roi
1

L'enfant roi

Oct 26, 1923
Un ciné-roman en huit parties (film épisodique) se déroulant pendant la Révolution française, racontant l'histoire de l'enfance du Dauphin à Versailles, de sa vie à la Conciergerie pendant la Révolution et de sa mort prématurée.
History
Il cinema delle avanguardie 1923 - 1930
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Thematic anthology of : Le retour a la Maison (1923) by Man Ray; Emak-Bakia (1926) by Man Ray; L'Etoile de Mer (1928) by Man Ray; Les Mysteres Du Chateau de Dé (1929) by Man Ray; Rhythmus 21 (1921) by Hans Richter; Vormittagsspuk (1928) by Hans Richter; Anemic Cinema (1926) by Marcel Duchamp; Ballet Mecanique (1924) by Fernand Léger; Le Tempestaire (1947) by Jean Epstein; Romance Sentimentale (1930) by Grigori Aleksandrov and Sergei M. Eisenstein; La Coquille et le Clergyman (1928) by Germaine Dulac; Regen (Rain) (1929) by Joris Ivens and Mannus Franken
Drama