Abel Gance according to Cousins was the leading exponent in French Impressionist Cinema.
Abel Gance directed Napaleon in 1927 and is seen as one of the most innovative films of the silent era.
Gance was worried the film’s final part would not have the proper impact by being confined to a small screen. Gance thought of expanding the frame by using three cameras next to each other. This is considered to be the most well-known of the film’s several innovative techniques.
A modernist approach what originates from 1920s Paris. The movement used shocking, irrational, or absurd imagery to challenge traditional function art to represent reality.
Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali were the leading directors in the surrealist silent era cinema.
Luis Bunuel directed Un Chien Andalou(1929)considered the best short film of all time.
