Natan

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Natan (2013)

Directed by Paul Duane, David Cairns

“Film decays. Memory fades. Truth is corrupted.”

Documentary · 1h 05m

Natan tells the remarkable story of Bernard Natan, a Romanian immigrant who came to Paris in 1905 and was involved almost immediately with French cinema. He took control of the Pathe film group in the late 1920s and went on to produce epic films such as Les Miserables. But Natan has become largely written out of French film history for various different reasons. Little attention is paid to him centres on his alleged career as a pioneer and performer in early gay and BDSM porn? The story is an excellent one, suffice to say that his ethnicity and subsequent rumours plagued Natan almost from the start of his career. His ‘comeuppance’ for his alleged transgressions is at the heart of this devastating documentary.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Paul Duane, David Cairns

Details

Release date
2013-02-17
Runtime
1h 05m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America, France