{"id":18714,"date":"2023-11-11T14:19:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T13:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stummfilm-live.de\/?post_type=project&#038;p=18714"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:58:08","slug":"napoleon-2","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.stummfilm-live.de\/en\/project\/napoleon-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Napoleon(E)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_hdeywe4zb\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_column_z07t6lncpi\" class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column_inner\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_column_\" class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column_inner\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">General Data:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>F 1927<br \/>\nDirection: Abel Gance<br \/>\nDuration: ca. 330 min<br \/>\nNew musical arrangement for cinema organ, simultaneous piano, and playback by Wilfried Kaets.<\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Short and Sweet:<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-&#091;20px&#093; text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words &#091;.text-message+&amp;&#093;:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f7a2e17b-2f18-4db5-8706-b3dddcd6566c\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-&#091;3px&#093;\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The monumental, over 5-hour long, French historical film depicts the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte from his training at the cadet school (where he reveals his early leadership qualities during a snowball fight) through the turmoil of the French Revolution to the Italian campaign, where he successfully implements his strategy of attack despite being outnumbered, against the resistance of the generals.<\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-17915 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stummfilm-live.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Napoleon-4-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About:<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-&#091;20px&#093; text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words &#091;.text-message+&amp;&#093;:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f7a2e17b-2f18-4db5-8706-b3dddcd6566c\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-&#091;3px&#093;\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stummfilm-live.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Napoleon-8--150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The silent film was ahead of its time in terms of editing and the use of handheld cameras; the last reel was even shot in &#8220;Polyvision&#8221; as a triptych. For example, cameras with wind-up motors were developed, which were thrown through the air to film the action &#8220;from the perspective of a flying snowball&#8221;; or cameras were mounted on horse saddles. Abel Gance&#8217;s plan to follow this first part with five more could not be realized due to financial difficulties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Musical Score:<\/h2>\n<p>Neue Musikfassung f\u00fcr Kinoorgel, simultanes Klavier und Zuspielungen von Wilfried Kaets.<\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17916 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stummfilm-live.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Napoleon-5-.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"120\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"dig-Theme dig-Theme--bright dig-Mode--bright In-Theme-Provider\">Die Musik changiert zwischen cinehistorischen und zeitgen\u00f6ssischen bis experimentellen Kl\u00e4ngen und wird so einerseits nah am opulenten Film den Bildern \u201eemotionales Leben einhauchen\u201c und gibt andererseits den teils avantgardischen Ideen des Regisseurs musikalisch Raum.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17920,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"pj-categs":[],"pj-tags":[184,87],"class_list":["post-18714","project","type-project","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","pj-tags-napoleon","pj-tags-wilfried-kaets"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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