The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-26
FAMOUS Poem IS
TRANSLATED
TO FILM


TO FILM
Interpretation Of Kingslsy's
"Three Fishers" Wins Nigh
Praise, With German Scenic,
From National Board.
THOR the first time IN tbs his
tory OF the publication OF
Exceptional Photopiays. the
critical bulletin published BY the
committee on exceptions photo
plays Of the National Board of Re-
view Of Motion Pictures, . scenic
film Of one-reel length has been
submitted 70 the board, which has
contained exceptional elements and
gained special review In an article
called Two Pictures Approaching
Innovation" This picture - The
first of Robert Bruce's new series,
wilderness Talon" and 10 called
And Women Must Weep" re-
leased by the Educat NAL Film
Corporation. The other picture re-
viewed in this article II q German
scenic over four reels In length.
entitled Combating the Ele-
ments," produced by the Horg und
Sport Film Ges.. and released BY
Kineto.
And Women Must Weep" ID
founded principally on Charles
Kngsiey's Three Fisherw Went
Sailing Away to the West" coup
led with a shorter 'yric. and may
be called at attempt to trsnsfe-
the images and the emotion Ct .
poem to the motion picture acrssn.
I'm this attempt" says the re-
view, this little oce-reei film 10
at moments DECIDEDLY successful.
1t prevents one OF ene very few tn
stances where actual trSasfevencs
of written poetry has been rnas'e 70
the screen in terms Of movesnent
in pictures. This II the shnt from
the top of the clt>f. where ono
looks down at a long shadowy limo
of sweils moving slowly IN TO the
shore, and experiences the exact
sensation to be received from
reading the iines-'And the nax60r
bar be moaning Tho gloomy
shots Of the mist appearing on the
dark sea are likewise IN effective
pictorial rendering Of And the
night rack como rolling up ragged
and brown
But whore the picture attempts
10 tell the story Of the posm
through the ection Of the ohssac-
tiers, IL ceases to be unique. sl.
though always far superior - the
average story-scsnir. Here u no
longer tho translation Of one med
ium In terms OF another and It
becomes simple illustration. But
that one image Of the meaning
bar, with its movement IKE sound,
Is tremendously suggestive q what
may be done in literal and spirit
ual rendering Of written poetry
on the screen. For II alone. the
picture was worth doing"
The picture Combating the
Elements" depicts the struggle be-
tween man and nature through the
eye OF the motion picture camera,
in q manner to arouse various emo
tons among the spectators. with
pictures Of ice. snow chasms and
oraggy peaks" says the reviewer,
1T wildly represents mans nudge
like aspect before the front OF
nature. and also his ability, not
withstanding. to conquer what on
earth's surface seems illimitable
and unsurmountable. II 10 from
this angle that the picture pre-
spaces and giant masses through
drama, for as a spectacle Of vast
spaces and giant masses thru
which, and over which. two human
beings pass to q definite, pre-
chosen point on the skyline. the
picture surely arouses an emotion
in the audience. Photography
probably never before has been
made in motion pictures to use
masses and forms SO Significantly
as dramatic elements In them
selves. Certainly cinema photo
graphy has rarely produced such
pure pictures as those out Of the
appearances OF nature at nsI
grandest and most aloof."
NHs