Nana 1926

You might think this is a manufactured gif of the cancan from Jean Renoir's Nana from 1926.  But you'd be wrong.  Check out the video below.  The outer limits of nepotism are explored there (Catherine Hessling (Nana) was Renoir's wife at the time.)   This is Exhibit A in the case against speeding up the filming of cancans.

The above gif is found on the "Silents! Please" blog:

https://silentsplease.wordpress.com/2014/06/23/nana/

Prior postings about Nana with photos:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=nana

The full film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb3dWAyW2kY
(Cancan at 1:55:50)

Nana 1926 - Illustrierte Magazine

Jean Renoir's first attempt at a film with a cancan.   This is a silent film from 1926.  Nana is played by Catherine Hessling, Renoir's wife.

You can see the filmed performance at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQxdv7jwn8s
(at about 22:00; the entire film is available in six parts)

More about the film:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_(1926_film)

http://betweentheseats.blogspot.com/2009/12/nana-1926-jean-renoir-jean-renoir.html

This photo is from Der Querschnitt magazine archived at the Illustrierte Magazine site.

http://www.illustrierte-presse.de/en/

Description from the site:

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Full-size original at:

http://digital.slub-dresden.de/fileadmin/data/355966999-19260500/355966999-19260500_tif/jpegs/00000034.tif.large.jpg

Der Querschnitt

Band-/Heftnummer

6.1926, H.5, Mai

http://www.illustrierte-presse.de/die-zeitschriften/werkansicht/dlf/73177/34/0/cache.off


The Illustrierte Magazine search page:

http://www.illustrierte-presse.de/die-zeitschriften/listenansicht/

Nana 1926 by Jean Renoir

'French Cancan' wasn't Jean Renoir's first exposition of the cancan.  The film "Nana" from the 1920s also includes one, albeit quaint.

This photo is available on auction.fr:

http://www.auction.fr/UK/result_details.php?saleId=23405&lotId=4613839

Nana (Jean Renoir 1926)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du61zmDFHic

Almost three decades prior to FRENCH CANCAN, Monsieur Renoir took his first (silent, black and white) crack at Our Favorite Dance by way of Emile Zola's fictional courtesan.

Pay attention to the conductor firing a starter's pistol during the performance: that's probably a direct tribute to Herr Offenbach.

More information on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017196/

Le Flatline

Nana

Jean Renoir's first cancan movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du61zmDFHic