The scope of the film, covering over 18 years, deserves to be treated as a serial. Essentially a murder mystery with the gardener, an amateur photographer, taking a picture of a murder The murder is seen reflected in the lens of his camera.
Naturally an innocent man is arrested - and convicted of the murder.
There is a tremendously innovative wedding sequence, filmed as though it were a zoetrope.
The film shown at MOMA was tinted. With 150 people present, the audience began clapping at the end of chapter 3 and didn't stop until the final chapter.
Naturally an innocent man is arrested - and convicted of the murder.
There is a tremendously innovative wedding sequence, filmed as though it were a zoetrope.
The film shown at MOMA was tinted. With 150 people present, the audience began clapping at the end of chapter 3 and didn't stop until the final chapter.