Édouard Mathé
Actor · 1881 – 1932 · Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Édouard Mathé (1886–1934) was a French silent film actor. He starred in some 51 films between 1914 and 1924. He regularly appeared in films directed by Louis Feuillade, such as the 1915 Les Vampires serial, the 1916 Judex serial, Tih Minh in 1918 and Parisette in 1921. He died in Brussels in 1934.
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Movie6.0DramaIf you’re already familiar with Louis Feuillade, his little-known opus Vendémiaire may come as a surprise. Unlike the bulk of his work which was characterised as ‘Fantastic Realism’, Vendémiaire is wonderfully down-to-earth realism – or down-to-French-earth realism to be specific. The film itself is divided into four chapters, the titles of which suggest that this is a movie about the cultivation and consumption of wine. But as the narrative unfolds, it becomes clear that the cultivation and consumption of wine is an allegory for French culture and French land as a whole, and the real purpose of the film is to persuade the director’s fellow citizens to defend that spirit and those lands at all costs. It’s September 1918 and the war is coming to an end, but here on the Castelviel estate in the south of France the news has not yet arrived and everyone is busy with the grape harvest....
Vendémiaire
1919 · 7 votes
Movie6.8DramaCrimeWhen an unscrupulous banker ruins his family, a young man swears to bring him to justice, so he adopts a new identity, the mysterious Judex, and ominously disguised and sunk into the muddy path of vengeance, punishes the crooks and protects the innocents. (Originally a twelve-part epic serial.)
Judex
1916 · 21 votes
Movie5.4CrimeRudolph Strelitz, known as 'Barrabas', is the leader of a brutal underground gang causing chaos and destruction in the lives of civilized people. A lawyer, Claude Varèse, is strongly determined to bring Strelitz to justice for the purpose of revenge, after his father was unjustly guillotined for the murder of Laure d'Hérigny, the mistress of an American millionaire. Later, the sister of Claude Varèse, Françoise, is kidnapped by Dr Lucius, one of the henchmen of Barrabas. Serialised over 12 chapters.
Barrabas
1919 · 7 votes
- Movie5.8Drama
Mme de Calvières (Sylvia Lux) and her brother Roger (Édouard Mathé), due to an unpaid debt, fall into a difficult situation.
L'Engrenage
1919 · 5 votes
Movie6.6AdventureCrimeJacques d'Athys, a French adventurer, returns to his home in Nice after an expedition to Indochina where he has picked up a Eurasian fiancée and a book that, unbeknownst to him, contains a coded message revealing the whereabouts of both secret treasures and sensitive government intelligence. This makes him the target of foreign spies, including a Marquise of mysterious Latin origin, a Hindu hypnotist and an evil German doctor, who will stop at nothing to obtain the book.
Tih Minh
1918 · 19 votes
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Directed by Louis Feuillade.
Herr Doktor
1917 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaThrillerParis is prey to an invisible terror against which the police can do nothing: a sinister organization that sows chaos and death. The intrepid journalist Philippe Guérande and his partner embark on a long crusade to put an end to the crimes of the Great Vampire and Irma Vep, his dangerous accomplice. (A ten episode movie serial.)
- Movie7.0Drama
This twelve-part melodrama details the intertwined fates of a Portuguese nobleman, a Carmelite nun, and a mysterious look-alike.
Parisette
1921 · 1 votes
Movie6.6ComedyGustave (Biscot) realizes he has acquired a telekinetic power.
Gustave est médium
1921 · 5 votes
MovieLe Grand Vampire, in disguise as Count de Noirmoutier, reads that ballerina Marfa Koutiloff, who is engaged to Philipe, will perform a ballet called The Vampires. To prevent her from publicizing the Vampires’ activities and to deter Philipe, he gives Marfa a poisoned ring before her performance.
Les vampires : La bague qui tue
The Vampires: The Ring That Kills
Movie9.0Following a series of unfortunate accidents, the eminently respectable Séraphin, the meticulous and correct manager in an insurance company, finds himself trouserless in the middle of the street.
Séraphin ou les jambes nues
1921 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaTwo small girls whose father is in prison are collected by their grandfather after losing their mother in a shipwreck.
Movie6.0MysteryAdventureAusonia is a poor circus performer, widowed and unemployed, with two young daughters. He succeeds to get hired in the theater of a fair run by Madame Mons and her daughter Paulete. Soon fired for having refused the owner's amorous proposals, he gets into trouble.
Mes P'tits
1924 · 1 votes
- Movie6.0MysteryCrime
Without a job and no money to spend, Blanche Mery (Gina Manès) has to accept a job offered by Gunter (Édouard Mathé), a strange millionaire wearing the black mask.
MovieDrama
Movie8.0AdventureA continuation of the film series "Judex" the masked fighter for justice.
Movie8.0DramaLes Deux Gosses
1924 · 1 votes
- Movie5.8Comedy
With the help of Lévesque and Musidora, Feuillade creates a light-hearted meta-fiction, self-parodying his own work.
Lagourdette, gentleman cambrioleur
1916 · 5 votes
Movie9.0FamilyDramaAfter falling in love with a young man (Edouard Mathé), Lilie/Lily abandoned her family and eloped, only to comes back with an illegitimate child.
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The artist awakens. His maid brings him a letter from the Gaumont Studio. After a quick glance to it, he hastens to get dressed and runs to the studio followed by his wife, his maid and his son, Bout-de-Zan who want a part in the movie.
- Movie8.0WarDrama
During the WWI, Jeannette (Musidora) finds refuge in the South France, among other women. She starts the correspondence with a soldier of the front line and sends him a parcel.