Passion et mort de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ (Pathé, 1913)
Spanish edition by ELD of the postcard series Passion et mort de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ. This was the fourth part of the French silent film La Vie de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ (Maurice André Maître, Pathé Frères 1913), with Jacques Norman playing Christ. ELD also issued postcard series on the other three parts of the films: 1. Naissance de Jésus; 2. L'Enfance de Jésus; 3. Vie publique et miracles de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ. A print of this film has been preserved by the Cinémathèque française. Caption: Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus. Photo by Films Pathé Frères.
In addition to the Gaumont version by Alice Guy, and the Kalem version shot in Palestine and following the Bible Illustrations by James Tissot, it was the company Pathé Frères who made its mark in early cinema with well four versions of the life of Christ. While from the first version, Vie et Passion du Christ (c. 1897-1899) only pictures remain, a second version was made in 1902, called La Vie et la Passion de Jésus-Christ. Though some sources claim its director was Ferdinand Zecca, the Seydoux-Pathé website with the Pathé filmography indicates no director. From the film, only a few fragments remain, despite claims on YouTube and elsewhere they show the full version - often confounded with the third version by Lucien Nonguet, made in 1907. The 1907 version exists at various archives and has nice Pathé color stenciling. In 1913-1914 a new, longer, and more elaborate, and again stencil-colored version was made by Maurice Maître, containing 19 tableaux. As the titles of the captions perfectly match the titles of the tableaux, it is possible six cards may still be missing in our series: The Last Supper, Jesus at the Mountain of Olives, The Kiss of Judas, Jesus Before Pilate, Jesus Falls under the Cross, and the final scene: The King of Kings. Among the tableaux, Jesus Falls under the Cross and The Wonder of Veronica are presented as separate scenes, while our card seems to synthesize the two. A photo series at the time was made that indeed contained 18 and not 19 photos.
With most of these versions, exhibitors could choose to show only one part of the life of Christ around, say, Christmas and Easter.
Sources: filmographie.fondation-jeromeseydoux-pathe.com/15934-pass..., IMDb.
Passion et mort de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ (Pathé, 1913)
Spanish edition by ELD of the postcard series Passion et mort de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ. This was the fourth part of the French silent film La Vie de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ (Maurice André Maître, Pathé Frères 1913), with Jacques Norman playing Christ. ELD also issued postcard series on the other three parts of the films: 1. Naissance de Jésus; 2. L'Enfance de Jésus; 3. Vie publique et miracles de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ. A print of this film has been preserved by the Cinémathèque française. Caption: Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus. Photo by Films Pathé Frères.
In addition to the Gaumont version by Alice Guy, and the Kalem version shot in Palestine and following the Bible Illustrations by James Tissot, it was the company Pathé Frères who made its mark in early cinema with well four versions of the life of Christ. While from the first version, Vie et Passion du Christ (c. 1897-1899) only pictures remain, a second version was made in 1902, called La Vie et la Passion de Jésus-Christ. Though some sources claim its director was Ferdinand Zecca, the Seydoux-Pathé website with the Pathé filmography indicates no director. From the film, only a few fragments remain, despite claims on YouTube and elsewhere they show the full version - often confounded with the third version by Lucien Nonguet, made in 1907. The 1907 version exists at various archives and has nice Pathé color stenciling. In 1913-1914 a new, longer, and more elaborate, and again stencil-colored version was made by Maurice Maître, containing 19 tableaux. As the titles of the captions perfectly match the titles of the tableaux, it is possible six cards may still be missing in our series: The Last Supper, Jesus at the Mountain of Olives, The Kiss of Judas, Jesus Before Pilate, Jesus Falls under the Cross, and the final scene: The King of Kings. Among the tableaux, Jesus Falls under the Cross and The Wonder of Veronica are presented as separate scenes, while our card seems to synthesize the two. A photo series at the time was made that indeed contained 18 and not 19 photos.
With most of these versions, exhibitors could choose to show only one part of the life of Christ around, say, Christmas and Easter.
Sources: filmographie.fondation-jeromeseydoux-pathe.com/15934-pass..., IMDb.