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Death of Marat

This early film made by Georges Hatot for the Lumière Company is a brief single shot-scene of the assassination of the French revolutionary writer, Jean-Paul Marat--who has the notorious distinction of having influenced the Reign of Terror.

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Release : 1897
Rating : 4.9
Studio : Lumière, 
Crew : Director,  Director, 
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Genre : Drama History Crime

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Reviews

Megamind
2018/08/30

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

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Senteur
2018/08/30

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

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Kaydan Christian
2018/08/30

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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Derrick Gibbons
2018/08/30

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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Michael_Elliott
2016/12/26

Mort de Marat (1897)Jean-Paul Marat's assassination is re-enacted for this film from the Lumiere Brothers. I'll let you do your own research on the death of Marat but this film does an okay job at re-creating it. Obviously with a running time under a minute you really can't do the subject much justice but we basically see the man murdered and then the guilty person arrested and taken from the woman. Actually, you can't even tell how Marat is murdered here but that doesn't take away from the fun. I found this film to be pretty entertaining even though you'll never really know what's going on in regards to the real case. Still, the film builds up the action quite nicely and fans of this era's film will certainly enjoy it.

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Cineanalyst
2009/01/16

This early film made by Georges Hatot for the Lumière Company is a brief single shot-scene of the assassination of the French revolutionary writer, Jean-Paul Marat, who has the notorious distinction of having influenced the Reign of Terror. Probably the most remarkable aspect of the print of this film available today is that it's hand colored. Many early films were hand painted, including those by the Lumière Company. Among those available today are prints of "Les Forgerons" (1895), "Partie de cartes" (1895), "Exécution de Jeanne d'Arc" (1898) and, most spectacular, "Danse serpentine" (1897).Hatot seems to have specialized in filming historical scenes for the Lumière Company--and especially in scenes of famous persons being killed. In addition to "Mort de Marat", he made the aforementioned scene of the execution of Joan of Arc, as well as scenes of the death of Robespierre; Henry I, Duke of Guise; and a passion play within the period of 1897 to 1898."The Death of Marat" opens with Marat writing in a shoe-shaped bathtub (oddly, he's wearing a shirt, though) and his assassin sitting near him in a chair. On a biographical note, Marat spent a lot of time in the bathtub because he had a peculiar skin condition. Anyhow, the female assassin leaps from the chair and stabs Marat to death. News travels fast, and the room is quickly filled with a dozen or so people, including guards to arrest her and protect her from upset citizens. Considering that most films at this time were cheaply-produced actualities, for which the Lumière filmmakers were most celebrated, "Mort de Marat" is something of a super-production for 1897, with a painted set, actors, a narrative and the added attraction of color.(Note: The print contains many scratches.)

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