吸血鬼 (1915)
Les Vampires
这套由路易斯·弗伊拉德自编自导的法国片，可以说是电影史上最早的一套犯罪片集，自1915年至1916年推出，一共发行了十集，共七小时。所谓“吸血鬼”，指的是一群珠宝窃匪，他们自成一党，成员包括：经常意图不轨的女侍应；专门窃玉偷香的绅士；没落王孙公子以及一个经常能在关键地方变换工作岗位的女子（如为偷窃需要充任银行职员或饭店的电话接线生等）。追捕这个“吸血鬼党”的，主要是一位热心的青年报纸编辑，和一个改邪归正的罪犯，这个罪犯能在观众一霎眼之间就将偷窃阴谋导向一个新发展。同时，“吸血鬼”还要对抗一个同行的组织，而一位迷恋没落王孙公子的女恶棍则经常向他们通风报信。
- 上映日期
- 1915-11-13
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (126)
- 片长（分钟）
- 7小时2分钟
- 类型
- 剧情, 惊悚
- 导演
- Louis Feuillade
演员阵容
- Jean Aymé — The Great Vampire
- Édouard Mathé — Philippe Guérande
- Marcel Lévesque — Mazamette
- Théodore Thalès — Examining Magistrate Hamel
- Rita Herlor — Mrs. Margaret Simpson
- Florense Simoni — Madame Guérande
- Stacia Napierkowska — Marfa Koutiloff - The Dancer
- Louis Leubas — Father Silence / Satanas
- Musidora — Irma Vep
- Fernand Herrmann — Juan José Moréno
- Paula Maxa — Hypnotized Woman / Fleur-de-Lys
- Émile Keppens — George Baldwin
趣闻
Les Vampires is a 1915–1916 French silent crime serial film written and directed by Louis Feuillade. Set in Paris, it stars Édouard Mathé, Musidora and Marcel Lévesque. The main characters are a journalist and his friend who become involved in trying to uncover and stop a bizarre underground Apaches criminal gang, known as the Vampires, who are not the mythical beings their name might suggest. The serial consists of ten episodes, which vary greatly in length. It was produced and distributed by Feuillade's company Gaumont. Due to its stylistic similarities with Feuillade's other crime serials Fantômas and Judex, the three are often considered a trilogy.
Production
The genre of crime serial was common at the time, and Feuillade had had a big success with his previous work, the serial Fantômas. It is suspected that production of Les Vampires began when Gaumont learned that rival company Pathé had acquired the rights to release the serial The Mysteries of New York, known in America as The Exploits of Elaine, and felt they had to fend off competition.
The idea of the criminal gang was possibly inspired by the Bonnot Gang, a highly advanced anarchist group who went on a high-profile crime spree in Paris during 1911–1912. Feuillade wrote the script himself, but did it in a very simplistic way, usually writing the premise and relying on the actors to fill in the details. Later episodes were more scripted.
The style has been compared to that of a pulp magazine (which it was later serialised as). In an essay on the serial, Fabrice Zagury stated that "...Feuillade's narrative seldom originates from principles of cause and effect... Rather it unwinds following labyrinthine and spiral-shaped paths." None of the episodes employ the cliffhanger mechanic, popularised by The Perils of Pauline.
The series was mostly shot on location in Paris, and is said to have been strenuous. Some actors had to leave due to the wartime efforts. It was shot inexpensively, evidenced by the utilisation of painted flats for doors, re-use of furniture in the sets, and its reliance on stock footage for more elaborate shots such as a ferry exploding in "The Thunder Master".
Feuillade makes little use of popular cinematic techniques, with most of the cinematography consisting of long takes with stationary cameras with the occasional use of a close up to show plot details such as photos or letters. This was done to give the series a more "real look". Due to a lack of scripting by Feuillade many of the scenes were improvised on the days of shooting. Musidora, a former acrobat, did all her own stunts.
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