Talk:Abel Gance

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This article needs some serious expansion- with new editions of two of his finest silent coming out he deserves it. If no one else does it I will, but I'll have to crib heavily from Brownlow's works.Saxophobia (talk) 22:16, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Stereophonic sound
I have removed the claim that Gance used stereophonic sound in 1934 for a reissue of Napoléon. Although it has been widely reported that way, his Perspective Sonore system was not actually stereophonic. Instead, it used edge notching on the film to trigger the switching of the monophonic soundtrack from one set of speakers to another set (e.g., from behind the screen to the sides of the auditorium). There was no second soundtrack. I'm trying to think of a term to use for Perspective Sonore that doesn't confuse it with stereophonic sound, but I'm not coming up with anything. See page 4 of this PDF file by film format historian Daniel J. Sherlock. — Walloon 18:37, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

How about "variable-source monophonic soundtrack"? Napoleon was (and is) a WONDERFUL film - AG, Stockport, UK. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.179.99.49 (talk) 17:06, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

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This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 02:04, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Abel Flamant - Jewish?
No official biographers - including the French ones - have ever called Flamant a "Jewish physician." It seems this information came exclusively from the following webpage: http://www.gildasattic.com/gance.html. I emailed the author and he admitted that the information was based on non-conclusive research a friend of his did. Whether it's true or not, it's a big jump to start putting this in a wikipedia article when no official sources support the claim. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.94.195.202 (talk) 19:48, 29 April 2011 (UTC)