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Communications Des Maisons De Location Communications des maisons de location Objekttyp: Group Zeitschrift: Schweizer Film = Film Suisse : offizielles Organ des Schweiz. Lichtspieltheater-Verbandes, deutsche und italienische Schweiz Band (Jahr): 7 (1941-1942) Heft 105 PDF erstellt am: 01.10.2021 Nutzungsbedingungen Die ETH-Bibliothek ist Anbieterin der digitalisierten Zeitschriften. Sie besitzt keine Urheberrechte an den Inhalten der Zeitschriften. Die Rechte liegen in der Regel bei den Herausgebern. Die auf der Plattform e-periodica veröffentlichten Dokumente stehen für nicht-kommerzielle Zwecke in Lehre und Forschung sowie für die private Nutzung frei zur Verfügung. Einzelne Dateien oder Ausdrucke aus diesem Angebot können zusammen mit diesen Nutzungsbedingungen und den korrekten Herkunftsbezeichnungen weitergegeben werden. Das Veröffentlichen von Bildern in Print- und Online-Publikationen ist nur mit vorheriger Genehmigung der Rechteinhaber erlaubt. 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Nous avons dit que Babelsberg peut huitième porte les marques de synchronisation Techniquement parlant Babelsberg peut subvenir à ses propres besoins techniques; il inscrites par un opérateur spécial suivant se suffire à elle-même. Elle a ses propres en est de même pour les nécessités les mouvements du chef d'orchestre, afin laboratoires pour film sonore et pour film matérielles. Les cantines de la Ufa servent de pouvoir calculer avec le maximum de en couleurs; elle fabrique dans ses propres annuellement 480 000 repas et en 2 heures précision la répartition des images en fonction ateliers les appareils de prise de son et de on peut assurer la subsistance de 1500 de la musique. prise de vues. Ses ateliers de montage y personnes. C'est par milliers que se comptent Le mixage électroacoustique, permettant traitent chaque année environ 80 000 km. les habitants de cette ville que 35 000 d'établir un seul enregistrement photographique de pellicule et l'expédition annuelle de voitures de curieux visitaient chaque année à l'aide de plusieurs pistes sonores cette gigantesque manutention suffirait à avant la guerre. distinctes, est désormais rendu très facile remplir 120 trains de marchandises. Nous aurions garde d'oublier l'exposition à l'aide d'appareils de «mixage». Ces Ne parlons pas des archives qui renferment culturelle de la Ufa. On y trouve plusieurs appareils comportent simplement un certain des millions de copies photographiques, milliers de projets de décorations et de nombre de «lecteurs de son», c'est-à-dire mais jetons un coup d'œil au magasin costumes et la documentation manuscrite de dispositifs à cellule photoélectrique de matériel où se trouvent notamment assez et photographique de plus de 450 films. permettant de traduire les variations de d'escaliers pour monter de Lucerne au L'exposition comprend, en outre, une luminosité d'un flux lumineux modulé en Righi. bibliothèque qui groupe 1200 volumes et la oscillations électriques à fréquence musicale L'énumération des chiffres peut devenir plupart des périodiques du monde ayant correspondante. Ces oscillations électriques lassant, mais des comparaisons sont parfois trait à l'art cinématographique. amplifiées permettent d'actionner des haut- d'une remarquable éloquence. Ainsi, par N'y a-t-il pas là de quoi faire encore parleurs ou sont utilisées à nouveau, après exemple, le bois utilisé pour la construction bien des études documentaires et quand amplification, pour effectuer un des bâtiments Babelsberg aurait été verrons-nous à l'écran un reportage sur réenregistrement sur un autre film sensible. fourni par une allée d'arbres qu'un bon Babelsberg-Ufastadt la ville sans fenêtres. Les plus grands ateliers d'Europe C'est en 1929 que fut érigé à Babels- Communications des maisons de location berg-Ufastadt les studios les plus modernes (Sans responsabilité de la rédaction) d'Europe. Couvrant une superficie d'environ 2 000 m2, les studios de Ufa construits en forme de croix comprennent 17 grands Aperçu de la production 1942/43 de la 20th Century-Fox studios, 2 studios pour films documentaires avec une section microcinématographique, La nouvelle production de la 20th Cen- débuts à l'écran américain. Nous le 2 studios pour la synchronisation, un tury-Fox sera à tous points de vue verrons dans la captivante interprétation d'un studio pour le mélange de sons et d'images, extraordinaire. Des sujets choisis, des vedettes pêcheur de San Diego, sous la direction de 1 studio pour dessins animés et enfin 2 de premier rang et les meilleurs metteurs Fritz Lang. studios pour films publicitaires. Cette en scène d'Hollywood. Puis Jean Renoir, le génial metteur en grande installation permet de réaliser la Parlons d'abord du grand film «How scène français à qui nous devons la «Grande plus grande partie de la production Green Was My Valley» (Ma Vallée était Illusion», nous présentera «Swamp Water» cinématographique allemande. On a apporté un verte) d'après le roman de Richard (Eau Trouble), son premier film réalisé soin tout particulier à la construction de Llewellyn. John Ford qui en est le régisseur aux U. S. A. Walter Brennan, Ann Baxter ces ateliers et fait en sorte qu'aucun bruit a créé un nouveau chef-d'œuvre et la 20th et Virginia Gilmore en sont les vedettes extérieur ne puisse troubler l'enregistrement Century-Fox n'a craint aucune dépense principales. du son; les orages les plus violents pour cette adaptation qui se rangera parmi Un film d'aviation «A Yank in the ne peuvent interrompre l'enregistrement les œuvres les plus célèbres de tous R. A. F.» qui a été accueilli avec enthousiasme sonore. les temps. C'est le drame émouvant d'une en Amérique, nous montre Londres Babelsberg est une ville curieuse. Dans famille de mineurs du Pays de Galles, la d'aujourd'hui tenu en alerte par les ces 93 bâtiments se trouvent 390 loges, vie avec ses destins changeants, ses bombardements et les raids. A côté de prises salles de maquillage, salles de bain et passions, ses haines, ses amours, ses joies, de vue authentique de combats aériens au bureaux de régie; 3500 artistes et figurants ses naissances, ses mariages, ses maladies dessus de la Manche et de l'évacuation de peuvent travailler simultanément. et la mort. Un événement inoubliable pour Dunkerque, nous vivons le destin d'un Cette ville a été construite en tenant chacun. jeune aviateur (Tyrone Power) et de sa compte des exigences de l'urbanisme «Blood and Sand» (Arènes Sanglantes). fiancée (Betty Grable) qui se retrouvent moderne; elle a ses rues, ses places et ses Un film unique à grand spectacle en après divers obstacles et malentendus. jardins, elle est entourée de terrains agencés technicolor, que les critiques américains ont «Confirm or Deny» est un autre film de pour la prise de vues et qui couvrent classé comme un chef-d'œuvre d'une guerre se déroulant également à Londres, une superficie de 410 000 m2. (Une comparaison immortelle beauté. Il nous montre les mais cette fois-ci c'est un reporter intéressante est celle que l'on peut débuts modestes et pauvres, l'ascension phan- américain (Don Ameche) qui en est le héros faire en rappelant que l'exposition nationale tastique vers la gloire et la fin tragique et que nous voyons lutter contre les de Zurich en 1939 couvrait 148 000 m2. dans l'arène d'un toréador espagnol. Le difficultés et les dangers du reportage de Dans ce monde bizarre et débordant rôle principal qu'avait eu en son temps guerre. Direction: Archie Mayo. d'activité, il est possible de tourner Rudolph Valentino, a été confié à Tyrone Une surprise nous sera réservée par le simultanément 17 films différents. Power avec Linda Darnell et Rita Hay- film «Self Made Cinderella» avec Ginger Babelsberg est une ville sans fenêtres, worth comme partenaires. Régie: Rouben Rogers. Elle personnifiera sous la direction mais à l'intérieur de ces maisons la Mamoulian. d'Ernst Lubitsch une jeune fille lumière ne fait pas défaut, la consommation Dans «Moon Tide» (Equinoxe) Jean Gabin, moderne et résolue qui poursuit son but malgré du courant électrique atteint par année le plus célèbre acteur français, fera ses mille obstacles. 62 Schweizer FILM Suisse Trois grandes productions musicales en entourée de Richard Greene, Erich von films policiers avec le fameux acteur Lloyds technicolor qui surpassent le succès triomphal Stroheim et Peter Lorre. Nolan. de Ce «Nuits d'Argentine». «Remember the Day». film nous montre «Law & Order», «Scotland Yard» et «That Rio» Nuit à la vie d'une maîtresse d'école d'une Night In (Une Rio) «Girl in the News» sont trois autres policiers Alice Faye, Don Ameche Carmen ville ses avec et petite avec toutes joies, ses passionnants, tandis que «Tall, Dark Miranda. Direction Irving Cummings jalousies, ses mesquineries et ses renoncements. and Handsome» nous présente une version (technicolor). dans le Claudette Colbert rôle gaie de la vie des gangsters américains. «Week-End In Havana», technicolor, avec principal. Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda et Cesar «Son of Fury» est une des productions «Cisco Kid», le toujours galant caballero, Romero. Direction: Walter Lang. les plus coûteuses de la 20th Century-Fox.
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