Abel Gance

Films

J'accuse

J'accuse

I Accuse
Dir. Abel Gance
(1919)    165 minutes

Abel Gance’s extraordinary breakthrough work is a WWI drama considered to be one of the most technically advanced films of the era and the first major pacifist film.

La roue

La roue

The Wheel
Dir. Abel Gance
(1923)    263 minutes

Never before released in the United States, this monumental French film is one of the most extraordinary achievements in the whole history of cinema.

Recent Reviews

J'accuse

Wonderfully original story and beautiful imagery. A must watch for any cinephile.


La roue

If my top ten list were to be written rather than improvised, La Roue would be my number one for foreign film and number three for favorite film of all...