La luz, tríptico de la vida moderna
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | La luz, tríptico de la vida moderna |
| Country of production | Mexico |
| original language | Spanish |
| Publishing year | 1917 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Manuel de la Bandera (as J. Jamet) |
| script | Gabriele D'Annunzio (book) |
| camera | Ezequiel Carrasco |
| occupation | |
La luz, tríptico de la vida moderna ( The Light, Triptych of Modern Life ) is a Mexican silent film from 1917, directed by Manuel de la Bandera . It is a melodrama and a remake of the Italian film Il Fuoco , the plot of which had been moved to Mexican locations. He deals with the three stages of love. La luz, tríptico de la vida moderna was the first Mexican film to use stylistic devices such as close-ups and tracking shots .
action
La luz, tríptico de la vida moderna has the three stages of love as its theme: beginning, zenith and decline. A young man meets a young woman when his car breaks down. When she sees him like that, she takes him with her in hers. An affair then begins, but after a while she becomes bored and leaves the man. When he hears about their new relationship, the man's health deteriorates. After his death, the woman meets him again and says goodbye by laying a lock of her hair and a red rose on his body.
background
In La luz, tríptico de la vida moderna is the first film with a length of about one hour, which was filmed in the capital. It was produced by the México-Lux company. The film was a remake of the 1915 Italian film Il Fuoco , written by Gabriele D'Annunzio and starring Pina Menichelli , with the action being relocated to locations in Mexico. This film was the first in Mexico to use cinematic stylistic devices such as close-ups and tracking shots . The pseudonym J. Jamet for the director is usually assigned to Manuel de la Bandera , but it is sometimes assumed that it stands for the cameraman Ezequiel Carrasco .
literature
- David E. Wilt: "The Mexican Filmography 1916 through 2001" . McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2004. ISBN 978-0-7864-6122-6
- Carl J. Mora, "Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004." McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2005. ISBN 978-0786420834
Web links
- La luz, tríptico de la vida moderna in the Internet Movie Database (English)