His Head

His Head

36 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 1, 1929

Jean Bonnard, clean-cut industrialist and the only son of a widow, goes to visit his mother in the small village where she lives. However, early in the morning the police arrive to arrest him, accusing the man of having murdered the old banker who'd made advances towards his girlfriend. Jean's mother is eager to aid her son, whom she believes is innocent. Said Epstein of his film: "I shot small landscapes in Livilliers which seemed to me-- in their reality, I mean-- very large".

His Head

36 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 1, 1929

His Head
Jean Bonnard, clean-cut industrialist and the only son of a widow, goes to visit his mother in the small village where she lives. However, early in the morning the police arrive to arrest him, accusing the man of having murdered the old banker who'd made advances towards his girlfriend. Jean's mother is eager to aid her son, whom she believes is innocent. Said Epstein of his film: "I shot small landscapes in Livilliers which seemed to me-- in their reality, I mean-- very large".
Producers
Original title Sa tête
Directors Jean Epstein, Marcel Cravenne
Writers Jean Epstein

Cast

France Dhélia

as Blanche

René Ferté

as Jean Bonnard

Irma Perrot

as Jean's mother