The Century Is Fifty

Overview

As the title of this French documentary indicates, Ce Siecle a 50 Ans examines the 20th Century at its halfway point. Utilizing the archives of several European film reserves, director Denise Tua offers a fascinating mosaic of the people and events that shaped the years 1900 to 1950. Complementing the vintage film clips are three dramatized sketches, delineating the romantic customs of three different points in time. These sketches are inadequately performed, and can easily be ignored. Ce Siecle a 50 Ans both preserved and provided celluloid material for scores of future documentaries.

Cast

Pierre Fresnay

Narrator (voice)

Sarah Bernhardt

Self (archive footage)

Jean Cocteau

Self

Marie Daëms

Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Catherine Erard

Self

Joseph Goebbels

Self (archive footage)

Bernard Imbaud

Self

Serge Lafaurie

Self

Renaud Mary

Self

Henri Matisse

Self (archive footage)

Jesse Owens

Self (archive footage)