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La Roue: A Film by Abel GanceSTREAM THE DIGITAL EDITION HERE 2 DISC DVD EDITION Never before released in the United States, this monumental French film is one of the most extraordinary achievements in the whole history of cinema. Written and directed by Abel Gance (Napoleon, J'Accuse), three years in production and for its time unprecedented in length and complexity of emotion, La Roue (The Wheel, 1923) pushed the frontiers of film art beyond all previous efforts. Said Gance,

Unseen theatrically since the early 1970s and never before issued on home video

a burlesque comedy unseen in 3-D for over 60 years

Flicker Alley is honored to present this newly restored edition of the film

Each film offers the option of either improvised piano accompaniment or a full orchestral score

Charlie Butts In - A one-reel film widely distributed in the 1920s assembled from alternate takes of the standard

Presented with optional French and English intertitles and an original score composed and performed by Neil Brand

New York (MoMA)

Audio Commentary: Feature-length audio essay by Nicolas Ciccone

These newly restored editions represent the most complete versions of these films available

a dozen eccentric characters

or a prop man in a movie studio

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