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Release Year1912
Runtime0h 30m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes3
DirectorVictorin-Hippolyte Jasset
WritersVictorin-Hippolyte Jasset
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast4 credited
Also Known AsIn the Land of Darkness
About In the Land of Darkness
In 1912 Jasset turned from fantasy and spectacle to realism in making the first of two Zola adaptations, as part of Éclair's new series of social dramas. For Au pays des ténèbres, based on Germinal, he took his crew to Charleroi in Belgium to film in authentic locations, and although he updated the story to the present, he went to great lengths to recreate in the studio the detail of the actual mining galleries, exploiting the ability of film to be a recorder of contemporary reality.
Directed by Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset, In the Land of Darkness leans on a strong ensemble — Charles Krauss, André Liabel, Marcel Vibert — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1912.
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