Fiche Personne
Théâtre
Cinéma/TV
Littérature / édition
Thomas Dixon
Ecrivain/ne, Scénariste
États-Unis
Français
Il est l’auteur du roman The Clansman qu’il adapte au cinéma avec DW Griffith qui réalise The Birth of a Nation (1915).
English
Dixon’s novel The Clansman was adapted by himself and DW Griffith who directed The Birth of a Nation (1915).
When Birth of a Nation opened on 8th January, 1915, it created a sensation. Griffith’s use of intricate editing and film techniques such as alternating close-ups and long-shots from varying camera angles, were revolutionary and inspired a generation of directors.
However, the film’s portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan and African Americans, resulted in D.W. Griffith being accused of racism. Despite attempts by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to have the film banned, it was highly successful at the box office. The film, which cost 0,000 to make, eventually grossed more than million.
Deeply hurt by the accusations of racism, Griffith’s next film, Intolerance (1916), was a quartet of stories of man’s inhumanity to man. Griffith’s attempt to compensate for the politics of the Birth of a Nation was a commercial flop. Intolerance left him heavily in debt and over the next few years desperately attempted to make films that would enable him to pay off his creditors.
D. W. Griffith [archive]
When Birth of a Nation opened on 8th January, 1915, it created a sensation. Griffith’s use of intricate editing and film techniques such as alternating close-ups and long-shots from varying camera angles, were revolutionary and inspired a generation of directors.
However, the film’s portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan and African Americans, resulted in D.W. Griffith being accused of racism. Despite attempts by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to have the film banned, it was highly successful at the box office. The film, which cost 0,000 to make, eventually grossed more than million.
Deeply hurt by the accusations of racism, Griffith’s next film, Intolerance (1916), was a quartet of stories of man’s inhumanity to man. Griffith’s attempt to compensate for the politics of the Birth of a Nation was a commercial flop. Intolerance left him heavily in debt and over the next few years desperately attempted to make films that would enable him to pay off his creditors.
D. W. Griffith [archive]
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