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FAQ: Auditorium ProgramsFrench American director Maurice Tourneur (1876–1961)—who spent his early career as an actor and worked for a time in the studios of artists Auguste Rodin and Puvis de Chavannes—became a pioneer of cinema, learning his craft initially at the French production house Éclair and later in America at Fort Lee and Paramount. By the late 1920s he had returned to Europe, where he had great success, especially within the crime genre. This program includes two new restorations of the elegant work he produced after returning to France in the 1930s. Prints are from Pathé, Paris.
The murky atmosphere of the Marseille docksides provides a choice opportunity for Tourneur's pursuit of the crime drama. Justin, a professional gangster concerned with imposing his rules of conduct on the underworld, "settles scores with small-time pimps of the Canebière who treat women badly"—Pierre Poguib. Tourneur's taste for local color, too, stunningly opens up here in the opium den, the brothel, the parade, and the harbor itself. (1935, 35 mm, French with subtitles, 95 minutes)
Gaby and André, a knife-throwing duo of music-hall artists in the Folies Bergères, are torn apart when Gaby is accused of murdering Yvette Delys, the show's star attraction. With innate style and restraint, Accusée, Levez-Vous! offers a colorful view of the rawness of show business. "As usual Tourneur knows how to choose the most compelling details of settings, starting with the halls of the theater."—Roberto Chiesi. (1930, 35 mm, French with subtitles, 110 minutes)