SCFZ poll: Jean Epstein

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Polling the films of director Jean Epstein

The rules:

- your list can include no more than half of the Epstein films you've seen, up to a maximum of 5. So if you've seen seven of his films, for example, you can list only a top 3. It's only if you've seen ten or more of his films than you can list the maximum of five.

- i'll assume ballots are ranked unless you tell me otherwise. unranked ballots are fine.

- deadline for ballots: next Friday, in seven days, whatever day that is

- if anyone is watching films for these polls, then i'll extend the deadline three days, if someone requests an extension

- next poll: whoever posts the first ballot in this thread is free to nominate the director we poll next, unless you've nominated in this round already (everyone should get a chance). Already nominated this round: greg x, rischka, dt, silga, kanafani, brian d

umbugbene created an index on letterboxd of all of our previous polls here: letterboxd.com/umbugbene/list/index-of-all-scfz-director-polls/

one rule for nominees: at least 3 scfzers need to have seen 10+ of a nominee's films, or at least 4 scfzers need to have seen at least 8 of the nom's films, so if it isn't clear if that will be the case, we'll confirm that's true before moving forward

if 24 hours pass after a poll opens, and no one eligible to nominate has posted a ballot, then i'll nominate someone, and then we'll start over, and everyone will be able to nominate again

[greennui]

Seen 12.

Le tempestaire
Chanson d’Armor
Finis Terrae
Cœur fidèle
L'or des mers

[brian d]

seen 19

finis terrae
coeur fidèle
le tempestaire
la chute de la maison usher
chanson d'armour

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greennui, you can choose our next director if you like!

[kanafani]

Seen 9

The Three-Sided Mirror
Finis Terrae
Le tempestaire
Chanson d'armor

[mesnalty]

Seen 3:

1. The Fall of the House of Usher

[...]

Chanson d'Armor

[rischka]

coeur fidèle
finis terrae
la glace à trois faces
chanson d'armour
mor vran

[Umbugbene]

Seen only 3, and I don't feel qualified to vote because I'm missing some I'd probably vote for.

[greennui]

greennui, you can choose our next director if you like!

Mike Leigh.

[wba2]

1. Mauprat (1926)

Epstein seen: 3

[kanafani]

I watched two more during the weekend - Mor-Vran and Chanson D'armor, both lovely. Added Mor-Vran to my ballot.

[sally]

seen 11 now and discovered subs for four more! (though i'm not going to rush them for this poll, they're too much a pleasure to gobble them all up and have none left).

the lion of the moguls
the three sided mirror
six et demi, onze
finis terrae
l'or des mers

[ofrene]

seen 6

Cœur fidèle
Le tempestaire
Finis Terrae

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results

1. Finis Terrae (1929) -- 18 pts
2. Coeur Fidele (1923) -- 14 pts
3. Le Tempestaire (1947) -- 12 pts
4. The Three-Sided Mirror (1927) -- 11 pts
5. Chanson d'Armor (1934) -- 9 pts
6. The Lion of the Moguls (1924) -- 5 pts
7. Six et Demi Onze (1927) -- 3 pts
7. The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) -- 3 pts
9. L'Or des Mers (1932) -- 2 pts
10. Mor Vran / The Sea of Ravens (1931) -- 1 pt
10. Mauprat (1926) -- 1 pt

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up at letterboxd:

https://letterboxd.com/fliptrotsky/list ... s-poll-97/