Jean Epstein Movies

  • 1923
    The Infidel Mountain

    The Infidel Mountain

    The Infidel Mountain

    01923HD

    On June 22, 1923, and just five days after the start of a violent volcanic eruption on the north side of Etna, Epstein and cameraman Paul Guichard...

    The Infidel Mountain
  • 1948
    Lights That Never Fail

    Lights That Never Fail

    Lights That Never Fail

    5.31948HD

    Documentary film shot in Brittany about lighthouses and lighthouse keepers on the island of Ouessant and coast of Finistere.

    Lights That Never Fail
  • 1931
    Le vieux chaland

    Le vieux chaland

    Le vieux chaland

    01931HD

    Le vieux chaland
  • 1931
    Notre-Dame de Paris

    Notre-Dame de Paris

    Notre-Dame de Paris

    01931HD

    Notre-Dame de Paris
  • 1924
    The Lion of the Moguls

    The Lion of the Moguls

    The Lion of the Moguls

    6.71924HD

    In the kingdom of the Moguls, Prince Roudghito-Sing, a young officer of the palace, falls in love with Zemgali, a captive princess held prisoner and...

    The Lion of the Moguls
  • 1929
    Finis Terræ

    Finis Terræ

    Finis Terræ

    71929HD

    On the islet Bannec, off the coast of Brittany, four fishermen have set up camp for three months to harvest seaweed. If processed correctly, the ash...

    Finis Terræ
  • 2016
    Song of Armorica

    Song of Armorica

    Song of Armorica

    5.92016HD

    A poetic drama, spoken in the Breton language and set in a Breton fishing community, telling of the impossible love between a waifish fisherman and a...

    Song of Armorica
  • 1932
    La chanson des peupliers

    La chanson des peupliers

    La chanson des peupliers

    01932HD

    La chanson des peupliers
  • 1927
    Six and a Half by Eleven

    Six and a Half by Eleven

    Six and a Half by Eleven

    6.31927HD

    A renowned doctor and his brother live and work together until the brother falls in love with Marie, a singer, and gives up medicine to be with her....

    Six and a Half by Eleven
  • 1936
    Heart of Tramp

    Heart of Tramp

    Heart of Tramp

    01936HD

    When an innocent young woman finds herself abandoned by the proper young man whose child she's had, she is taken in by a troupe of traveling...

    Heart of Tramp
  • 1932
    The Villanelle of Ribbons

    The Villanelle of Ribbons

    The Villanelle of Ribbons

    01932HD

    The Villanelle of Ribbons
  • 1925
    The Poster

    The Poster

    The Poster

    61925HD

    A mother sells a photo of her daughter to the press for publicity, and a daughter suddenly dies leaving the mother desperate surrounding by portraits...

    The Poster
  • 1923
    The Red Inn

    The Red Inn

    The Red Inn

    5.51923HD

    Two young doctors, surprised by the storm, take refuge in an inn. A diamond broker joins them and, for lack of space, shares their room. At dawn he...

    The Red Inn
  • 1928
    The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    71928HD

    A stranger called Allan goes to the House of Usher. He is the sole friend of Roderick Usher, who lives in the eerie house with his sick wife...

    The Fall of the House of Usher
  • 1926
    Mauprat

    Mauprat

    Mauprat

    6.51926HD

    Romantic novelist George Sand's Mauprat as adapted by cinema visionary Jean Epstein. As a child, orphan Bernard de Mauprat was adopted by Tristan, a...

    Mauprat
  • 1932
    Le Cor

    Le Cor

    Le Cor

    01932HD

    Le Cor
  • 1933
    Gold of the Seas

    Gold of the Seas

    Gold of the Seas

    6.21933HD

    Because he found a box washed up by the sea holding unknown contents, a poor and despised fisherman and his daughter are suddenly courted by everyone...

    Gold of the Seas
  • 2021
    Tempest

    Tempest

    Tempest

    102021HD

    In spite of bad omen about the upcoming storm, the fisherman sets out to the sea and doesn’t return. The wife of the fisherman embarks on a...

    Tempest
  • 1925
    Photogenies

    Photogenies

    Photogenies

    01925HD

    Lost short film.

    Photogenies
  • 1927
    The Three-Sided Mirror

    The Three-Sided Mirror

    The Three-Sided Mirror

    6.5471927HD

    A wealthy young businessman consecutively falls in love with a classy English woman (Pearl), a Russian sculptress (Athalia), and a naive...

    The Three-Sided Mirror