The revolution that saved French cinema came from refugees with nothing but film reels and audacity.
The film studio "Albatros" was founded in 1920 by Russian emigre filmmakers who had left Russia after the 1917 revolution. From 1920 to 1929 the studio "Albatros" and Russian filmmakers will literally upset the French cinema by bringing a specificity of their own. The phenomenal success of the films of the studio "Albatros" will give a second life to the French cinema then in crisis by propelling it to the first world ranking in competition with Hollywood. At the head of this small studio born one evening in February 1920 in Montreuil were two Russian producers: Joseph Ermolaev and Alexandr Kamenka.
Direction
Two directors, one voice — surprisingly cohesive for a dual credit.
Production
Archival footage that makes you mourn what history forgets.
Director
Alexandre Moix
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Albatros films like 'The Burning Crucible' (1923) directly influenced German Expressionism reaching Hollywood — your noir favorites exist because of this studio.
Joseph Ermolaev and Alexandr Kamenka founded the studio literally in a Montreuil backyard — the 'Russian Hollywood' started with equipment smuggled from Moscow.
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