{"id":72822,"date":"2021-06-13T11:33:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T18:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72822"},"modified":"2022-01-01T11:30:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T18:30:27","slug":"jaccuse-1919","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72822","title":{"rendered":"J&#8217;accuse! (1919)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The dead &#8212; and the living. I don&#8217;t know anymore! I accuse!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Poster-1919.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Poster-1919-202x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-72823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Poster-1919-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Poster-1919-690x1024.png 690w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Poster-1919-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Poster-1919-182x270.png 182w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Poster-1919.png 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA poet (Romuald Joube) in love with the wife (Maryse Dauvray) of a brute (Severin-Mars) ends up befriending Francois (Severin-Mars) when they are sent to fight together in World War I and their mutual love for Edith (Dauvray) unexpectedly unites them. When Jean (Joube) returns home to visit his dying mother (Mancini), he learns that Edith has a young daughter fathered while she was kidnapped by German soldiers, and they try to determine how to prevent Francois from lashing out in anger.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<li>World War I<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWriter-director Abel Gance&#8217;s <em>J&#8217;accuse!<\/em> &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79674\">remade as a sound film in 1938<\/a> &#8212; is an interesting mixture of romantic melodrama and anti-war sentiment, filled with plenty of cinematic creativity and skill. Unfortunately, the storyline starts off creakily, as we see a poet (Joube) pining away for his lover (Dauvray):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-lover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-lover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-lover.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-lover-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-lover-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-lover-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; who is nastily treated by her abusive husband: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Brute.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Brute.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Brute.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Brute-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Brute-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Brute-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; but all is resolved (sort of) when the poet suddenly takes on a dangerous mission meant for Severin-Mars, and out of sheer gratitude, the pair realize they should simply bond over their mutual love for Dauvray. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Handshake.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Handshake.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Handshake.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Handshake-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Handshake-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Handshake-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The added complication of Dauvray fathering a child while kidnapped: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Pieta.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Pieta.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Pieta.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Pieta-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Pieta-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Pieta-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; gets us confused once again, as we&#8217;re not sure which is worse: Severin-Mars believing the child is a product of rape by a German, or Joube&#8217;s love-child. Regardless, all of this initial drama should probably be glossed over in favor of appreciating Gance&#8217;s cinematic genius, especially as he moves into supernatural territory with his depiction of Joube going mad from the terrors of war and believing slaughtered soldiers are coming back to life to judge those left behind. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Haunted.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Haunted.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Haunted.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Haunted-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Haunted-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jaccuse-Haunted-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His imagery is truly provocative, and worth a look by fans of silent cinema.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography and visual effects throughout<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography3.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography3-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography3-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography3-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography4.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography4-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography4-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography4-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography2.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography2-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography2-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography2-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Cinematography-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The hauntingly powerful &#8220;return of the dead&#8221; final sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Dead-Arising.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Dead-Arising.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Dead-Arising.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Dead-Arising-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Dead-Arising-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Dead-Arising-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Dead-Arising2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Dead-Arising2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Dead-Arising2.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Dead-Arising2-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Dead-Arising2-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JAccuse-Dead-Arising2-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended if you&#8217;re a silent cinema lover. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0010307\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/jaccuse.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/507002\/jaccuse#articles-reviews?articleId=194037\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The dead &#8212; and the living. I don&#8217;t know anymore! I accuse!&#8221; Synopsis: A poet (Romuald Joube) in love with the wife (Maryse Dauvray) of a brute (Severin-Mars) ends up befriending Francois (Severin-Mars) when they are sent to fight together in World War I and their mutual love for Edith (Dauvray) unexpectedly unites them. When Jean (Joube) returns home to visit his dying mother (Mancini), he learns that Edith has a young daughter fathered while she was kidnapped by German&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72822\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72822"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79686,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72822\/revisions\/79686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}