Cinema Cellar

Whirlpool Of Fate (Blu-Ray)

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Collection: Kino Lorber
Format: Blu-ray
Year: 1925
Director: Jean Renoir
Genre: Drama
Cast: Catherine Hessling, Pierre Philippe, Pierre Brasseur, Pierre Champagne, Maurice Touze, Georges Terof
Runtime: 83
Language: French Intertitles
Release Date: 2021-07-20
Description

Whirlpool of Fate (1925) is Jean Renoir’s debut feature, a lyrical tale of the tragic life of an orphan girl. An independent feature shot on family friend Paul Cézanne’s property, La Nicotiere, it is a dreamy episodic melodrama that follows the poor girl as she endures the loss of her father, the abuse of her alcoholic uncle, and a perilous fall down a well that erases her memory and triggers surreal dreams. Presented in a beautiful new 4K restoration, Whirlpool of Fate gives an early glimpse of Renoir’s immense talent.