The Georges Mendel film "La Marseillaise" seems to be a very, very simple film when you see it today. The singer, Jean Noté, is dressed in period costume and sings the French national anthem in front of a painted background and cannot...while holding a French flag. He sings a couple verses and then salutes the audience. However it is NOT a simple film as it was made in 1907...two decades before the first full-length talking picture! An amazing accomplishment whose only deficit is that the sound is a bit thin and bland...but what can you expect from 1907?! A super-important historical document....worth seeing to historians and film buffs.
Review of La Marseillaise
