“The Life of Emile Zola” quotes
(1937)
Title The Life of Emile Zola
Year 1937
Director William Dieterle
Genre Drama, Biography
Year 1937
Director William Dieterle
Genre Drama, Biography
Plot – The movie shows the life of the prolific author Emile Zola (1840 - 1902). At the beginning of his career, Zola lives in a garret with painter Paul Cézanne. A fundamental chapter of his life is the passionate stance in favor of the accused of the 'Dreyfus case', in which a Jew officer has been wrongly convicted of espionage. The movie is quite melodramatic indeed but Paul Muni's performance is terrific. Zola will die due to the fumes of a stove.
All actors – Paul Muni, Gale Sondergaard, Joseph Schildkraut, Gloria Holden, Donald Crisp, Erin O'Brien-Moore, John Litel, Henry O'Neill, Morris Carnovsky, Louis Calhern, Ralph Morgan, Robert Barrat
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“- Emile Zola: Why didn't Picquart say anything?
- Lucie Dreyfus: Colonel Picquart is a good officer. He kept silent at the request of his superiors.
- Emile Zola: You mean they knew and they ordered him to suppress the truth?”“I won't write, but I'll remember.”
“- La Rue: You're a troublemaker! These articles of yours, attacking our leading men of letters, the arts! Criticizing the civic authorities!
- Emile Zola: Perhaps you know of something better for me to criticize?”“What does it matter if an individual is shattered - if only justice is resurrected?”
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