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Maurice Tourneur: Weaver of Dreams

  • February 2024
  • 1hr

    8mins

  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Pierre Filmon,

    Starring

    Anne Alvaro,

    Emmanuel LeMire,

    Franco-American film pioneer Maurice Tourneur is a forgotten name in cinema history. This film traces the incredible journey of this crucial innovator from Paris to Hollywood. He inspired many of his peers and was also a mentor to some great filmmakers, including his son Jacques. Using previously unseen home movies, this film reveals the private man as well as the inspired artist whose career spanned four decades and two world wars.