Natan (2013)
Film decays. Memory fades. Truth is corrupted.
66 min
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.
- Release date
- February 17, 2013
- Country of origin
- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, France
Trailer
Cast
- Lenny Borger as Self
- Serge Bromberg as Self
- Bart Bull as Self
- Gisèle Casadesus as Self
- Niall Greig Fulton as The False Natan
- Françoise Ickowicz as Self
- Serge Klarsfeld as Self
Crew
- Jean Gabin · Archive footage
- Brigitte Helm · Archive footage
- Marcel L'Herbier · Archive footage
- Paul Duane · Director
- David Cairns · Writer
- Paul Duane · Producer
- Seti the First · Composer
- Scott Ward · Cinematographer
- Eoin McDonagh · Editor