{"id":21726,"date":"2016-08-04T12:45:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T16:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=21726"},"modified":"2020-07-29T11:12:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:12:10","slug":"la-rage-du-demon-2015-fantasia-international-film-festival-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/04\/la-rage-du-demon-2015-fantasia-international-film-festival-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"La Rage du D\u00e9mon (2015) [Fantasia International Film Festival 2016]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"laragedudemon\"<\/a>At the Mus\u00e9e Gr\u00e9vin in Paris, in January 2012, film scholars and filmmakers were invited to a mystery screening by one of the world\u2019s foremost film collector, Edgar A. Wallace.\u00a0 The film shown turns out to be La Rage du D\u00e9mon, a late 1800s lost film that creates quite a ruckus every time it\u2019s screened.\u00a0 The last screening in New York City ended in tragedy.\u00a0 The Paris screening does not go much better.\u00a0 This documentary explores both what happened at those screenings as well as the film and its history.<\/p>\n

Writer\/Director Fabian Delage explores the history of horror cinema, of what lead to the making of the short silent film often times attributed to George M\u00e9lies who never claimed it as his own.\u00a0 He builds his documentary on interviews with film scholars, filmmakers, researchers, and even a relative of M\u00e9lies\u2019.\u00a0 He explores the films of M\u00e9lies and of Victor Sicarius, the other potential director of La Rage du D\u00e9mon, he also explores their lives and what they brought to cinema.\u00a0 Some of the interviews here are with Dave Alexander, Philippe Rouyer, Alexandre Aja, Christophe Gans, and Pauline M\u00e9lies amongst many others.<\/p>\n

These interviews are very informative creating an educational documentary all genre fans should see.\u00a0 La Rage du D\u00e9mon may be the main subject here due to the mystery surrounding it, but the whole history of the horror genre pre Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is exposed and explored.\u00a0 Also touched upon is how such films came to be, their inspirations and how they were made.\u00a0 Footage from the late 1800s\/early 1900s adds to the subjects discussed and brings visual interest to something that could have been a very dry subject given all the historical facts and anecdotes involved.<\/p>\n

Fanian Delage clearly has an eye for good, fascinating documentary subjects as well as has a touch that makes the documentary entertaining and almost mystifying as he chose a subject here that will probably never be fully clarified.\u00a0 La Rage du D\u00e9mon is relatively short at a run time of just one hour which is definitely a good choice as any longer could have become tedious and boring.\u00a0 The short run time forces things to be tight and well edited, leaving all extraneous footage on the cutting room floor.\u00a0 La Rage du D\u00e9mon is a must see for both horror fans and film history buffs alike.<\/p>\n

Fantasia International Film Festival ran from July 14th<\/sup> until August 3rd<\/sup>, 2016 and will be back in the summer of 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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