The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

  • Director: William Dieterle
  • Writer: Norman Reilly Raine,Heinz Herald,Geza Herczeg
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: October 2, 1937
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: The Story of Emile Zola
  • "The Life of Emile Zola" is a biographical film produced by Warner Bros., directed by William Dieterle , starring Paul Muni and Pepi  . It was released in the United States on August 11, 1937 .
    The film tells the life experience of the French writer Zola from poverty to fame, and the story of his indomitable struggle for Dreyfus's unjust case   .

    Details

    • Release date October 2, 1937
    • Filming locations Goff Island, Laguna Beach, California, USA
    • Production companies Warner Bros.

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    • By Annette 2022-04-19 09:02:44

      Really just a few words of nonsense.

      Since I set myself a huge plan for an Oscar-watching trip, I was almost absent-minded and only tried to complete the task-style to spend it all. There are still very few impressions under the account of the completion of the task.
             Different from the running account narrative method of general biopics, the narrative structure of this film is clearly divided into light and heavy. The poor literati life in the early years, the birth experience of the famous Nana, the inexplicable...

    • By Joana 2022-01-21 08:02:18

      The bad guy sleeps best

      Is there something so valuable, or what interest is so worth pursuing, that is willing to sacrifice the reputation of good people and one's own honor for it? If your so-called interests make you lose your reputation as a good person, and make you lose your sense of honor and sense of justice, can what he can bring you to compensate for its loss? If a person doesn't have a sense of honor and justice, doesn't he become a beast?
      Because what is the difference between being a beast and a beast...

    • By Maeve 2022-01-21 08:02:18

      A real writer

      This film is about the writer Zola's use of his pen to achieve justice and fairness for the society and the public, and win people's respect and love. It is a movie that describes the epic of the characters. Although the movie shows this theme, it feels that it is not detailed enough and the shot jumps too fast.
      Umbrella scenes appear in the film many times: the
      first time was the poor Zola holding a broken umbrella on a rainy day to borrow money from the person in charge of the...

    • By Reanna 2022-01-21 08:02:18

      "The Life of Emile Zola": Truth marches forward [The 10th Academy Awards Best Picture]

      http://blog.trivialfilm.com/2012/06/life-of-emile-zola-10.html

      The Life of Emile Zola (1937) This

      film won the 10th Academy Awards for Best Picture.

      The film tells the story of the French writer Zola and Dreyfus (French: Affaire Dreyfus). Zola was hungry and cold when he was young, and the things he wrote were so true that he never got a job. It was not until one day that Zola met a woman named "Nana" and read her diary, and wrote the novel "Nana" that he became...

    • By Kameron 2022-01-21 08:02:18

      Vindicated

      The 10th Oscar for Best Picture, a biography that commemorates the French critical realist writer Zola, who wrote a lot of the inhuman life of the poor. The most touching thing is that Zola gave up his fame and fortune to vindicate the Army Dreyfus treason case and confronted the French Army. The French Army later discovered a real traitor, but for the sake of the Army’s face, he was not allowed to vindicate Dreyfu. S. Zola began to appeal the army's crimes, but was sentenced to hide the...

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    • By Jorge 2023-08-29 04:01:40

      The early biopics were not very mature, and there was still a gap between them compared to "Song and Dance King Siegfried". The acting is amazing. When justice is going on, it is invincible and invincible. - "Zola...

    • By Dusty 2023-08-21 09:55:04

      Zola, moved by more than 15 years from the Dreyfus...

    • By Malvina 2023-08-12 16:51:02

      A clue in the movies of that era is simple and easy to understand but interesting to...

    • By Julien 2023-07-11 12:11:23

      Paul Mooney, who plays Zola, and Joseph Hildekraut, who plays Dreyfusker, both performed brilliantly, and in terms of several courtroom arguments, the film can also be regarded as a forerunner of courtroom...

    • By Toney 2023-06-18 12:31:08

      Paul Muni did a great job. Writers must be determined to speak out for...

    Movie plot

    The young writer Zola ( played by Paul Muni ) and the impressionist painter Cézanne ( played by Vladimir Sokoloff ) lived in the attic of a dilapidated house in Paris, working hard in poverty. Later, Zola met the prostitute Nana ( Erin O'Brien-Moore ) in a cafe , and created a novel "Nana" based on her tragic situation, which was a huge success after publication, and the royalties also allowed Zuo Pulling out of the embarrassing state...
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    "The Life of Emile Zola" focuses on the historical facts of the Dreyfus case. It deeply reflects on the anti-Semitism that prevailed in Europe at the end of the 19th century, and conveys the universal values ​​of the pursuit of truth and justice. Of course, any film will consciously or unconsciously reflect the collective psychological consciousness of its nation. The protagonist embodied in "The Life of Emile Zola" embraces firm...
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    Movie quotes

    • Minister of War: Books? Books? I don't read books!

    • Émile Zola: Life is tricky.

    • Émile Zola: Paul.

      Paul Cezanne: Hmm.

      Émile Zola: Will you write?

      Paul Cezanne: No. But I'll remember.