Le Tempestaire [SEP] country of origin
in Jean Epstein's film theory had from the beginning been cinema's possibility to provide perceptions of time alternative to what can be experienced in daily life. Around the time of the production of "Le Tempestaire", Epstein had begun to publish theories about sound in film. He was influenced by the musique concrète movement, and stressed that music and "the phonograph" were two separate artforms, the latter with the possibility to provide new dimensions to familiar, non-abstract sounds. "Le Tempestaire" was produced by France
Le Tempestaire
Le Tempestaire is a 1947 French short drama film written and directed by Jean Epstein. The title translates as "The storm tamer". The story revolves around a woman who is worried for her fiancé, who is out at sea during a storm. The film makes use of temporal techniques such as time-lapse and slow motion both in images and sound.
Plot.
In a fishing village on the coast of Brittany, a young woman and her grandmother sit by a spinning wheel. The wind