Jean Epstein Movies

  • 1928
    The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    7.0391928HD

    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
  • 1923
    Cœur fidèle

    Cœur fidèle

    Cœur fidèle

    7.21923HD

    The good guys win out in this sweet tale about a young orphan who is abused for much of her life but who eventually finds happiness when she marries...

    Cœur fidèle
  • 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
  • 1947
    The Storm-Tamer

    The Storm-Tamer

    The Storm-Tamer

    6.71947HD

    Following a premonition, a young woman tries to persuade her fiancé not to go out to sea in his fishing boat, but the boy ignores her and sets...

    The Storm-Tamer
  • 1929
    Finis Terræ

    Finis Terræ

    Finis Terræ

    7.0481929HD

    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
  • 1925
    Double Love

    Double Love

    Double Love

    5.61925HD

    Jacques Prémont-Solène is a degenerate gambler and his losses at baccarat have bankrupted his lover, Laure Maresco. When he steals four...

    Double Love
  • 1934
    The Lady of Lebanon

    The Lady of Lebanon

    The Lady of Lebanon

    01934HD

    The French and the English spy on each other, in this adventure set in post World War I colonial Syria.

    The Lady of Lebanon
  • 1927
    The Three-Sided Mirror

    The Three-Sided Mirror

    The Three-Sided Mirror

    6.61927HD

    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
  • 2016
    Song of Armorica

    Song of Armorica

    Song of Armorica

    5.8572016HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1924
    La Belle Nivernaise

    La Belle Nivernaise

    La Belle Nivernaise

    6.21924HD

    A young man falls in love with the daughter of the man who adopted him.

    La Belle Nivernaise
  • 2011
    Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema

    Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema

    Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema

    02011HD

    This portrait of the French film theorist and avant-garde director Jean Epstein (1897-1953) concentrates on the period when he filmed in Brittany,...

    Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema
  • 1938
    Eau vive

    Eau vive

    Eau vive

    01938HD

    The inhabitants of a poor village want to sell their houses and their land. One day, a woman breaks down in her car while crossing the village....

    Eau vive
  • 1933
    The Man with the Hispano

    The Man with the Hispano

    The Man with the Hispano

    01933HD

    The almost financially ruined French gentleman Gaston Dewalter spends several days in Biarritz before going off in the Hispano-Suiza, a luxe car...

    The Man with the Hispano
  • 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
  • 1930
    The Sea of Ravens

    The Sea of Ravens

    The Sea of Ravens

    7.21930HD

    Jean Epstein’s short documentary filmed on the Breton island of Sein, which film preservationist and cinephile Henri Langlois called “one...

    The Sea of Ravens
  • 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
  • 1924
    The Drop Of Blood

    The Drop Of Blood

    The Drop Of Blood

    01924HD

    The film, shot in Nice, was started by Jean Epstein, and the editing finished by Maurice Mariaud, who had just shot The Adventurer

    The Drop Of Blood
  • 1929
    His Head

    His Head

    His Head

    61929HD

    Jean Bonnard, clean-cut industrialist and the only son of a widow, goes to visit his mother in the small village where she lives. However, early in...

    His Head
  • 1925
    The Adventures of Robert Macaire

    The Adventures of Robert Macaire

    The Adventures of Robert Macaire

    81925HD

    Following a 19th-century play penned by Benjamin Antier, the figure of Robert Macaire, bandit and rogue, enjoyed popularity in several contexts. One...

    The Adventures of Robert Macaire