Abel Gance's Napoleon Just as Awesome as We Thought

The interwebs are ablaze with eye-witness reports of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s presentation of Kevin Brownlow’s restorationof Abel Gance’s Napoleon. Who would have thought you could pack the house for a 5 plus hour silent epic. Well, silent films fans, that’s who! And all of the first hand accounts confirm – Napoleon is totally awesome!

Here’s a wee round up of what’s being said:

• Thomas Gladysz summarizes what the Twitterverse has to say about Napoleon
• The L.A. Times deems Napoleon a triumphant return
• Silverscreen Chimera reports from the front lines of Napoleon
• Old Films Flicker interviews Napoleon score composer Carl Davis
• Don’t miss Criterion’s gorgeous Napoleon slideshow

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