1848 (film) explained

1848
Director:Marguerite de la Mure
Victoria Mercanton
Narrator:Bernard Blier
Starring:Bernard Blier
Music:Guy Bernard
Cinematography:André Dumaître
Runtime:20 minutes
Country:France
Language:French

1848 (French: '''La Révolution de 1848''') is a 1949 French short documentary film directed by Marguerite de la Mure and Victoria Mercanton and starring Bernard Blier. The film explains the French Revolution of 1848. Bernard Blier's narration is supported by pictures once drawn by contemporary artists including Honoré Daumier.

1848 was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[1] [2] The Academy Film Archive preserved 1848 in 2010.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NY Times: 1848 . 24 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302014103/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/142796/1848/details . 2 March 2012 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: The 22nd Academy Awards (1950) Nominees and Winners . 18 August 2011. oscars.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093814/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/22nd-winners.html. 6 July 2011 . live.
  3. Web site: Preserved Projects. Academy Film Archive.