Catalan; Valencian (ca-ES)

Name
Biography

David Wark Griffith (La Grange, Kentucky, 22 de gener de 1875 – Hollywood, Califòrnia, 23 de juliol de 1948), conegut artísticament com a D. W. Griffith, fou un director de cinema estatunidenc. Fou un dels creadors de la tècnica cinematogràfica, innovador de la narrativa fílmica i creador del llenguatge cinematogràfic. Va dirigir més de 500 pel·lícules i entre elles té sis pel·lícules conservades al National Film Registry de la Biblioteca del Congrés dels Estats Units que es consideren "culturalment, històricament o estèticament significatives". El 1935 rebé un Oscar honorari al conjunt de la seva carrera. Griffith ha estat qualificat com “el pare de la tècnica cinematogràfica”, “l'home que va inventar Hollywood” o “el primer fotògraf del pensament” però també com un dels racistes més perniciosos dels Estats Units.

English (en-US)

Name

D.W. Griffith

Biography

David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance (1916). Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera and narrative techniques, and its immense popularity set the stage for the dominance of the feature-length film. It also proved extremely controversial at the time and ever since for its negative depiction of Black Americans and their supporters, and its positive portrayal of slavery and the Ku Klux Klan. Griffith responded to his critics with his next film, Intolerance, intended to show the dangers of prejudiced thought and behavior. The film was not the financial success that its predecessor had been, but was received warmly by critics. Several of his later films were also successful, but high production, promotional, and roadshow costs often made his ventures commercial failures. Even so, he is generally considered one of the most important figures of early cinema.

French (fr-FR)

Name
Biography

David Llewelyn Wark Griffith était un réalisateur américain pionnier. Il est surtout connu en tant que réalisateur du film controversé et révolutionnaire de 1915 La naissance d'une nation et du film Intolerance (1916). Le film de Griffith, The Birth of a Nation, a fait un usage pionnier de techniques avancées de caméra et de narration, et son immense popularité a ouvert la voie à la domination du long métrage. Il s'est également avéré extrêmement controversé à l'époque et depuis pour sa représentation négative des Noirs américains et de leurs partisans, et sa représentation positive de l'esclavage et du Ku Klux Klan. Griffith a répondu à ses critiques avec son prochain film, Intolerance, destiné à montrer les dangers de la pensée et du comportement préjudiciables. Le film n'a pas été le succès financier que son prédécesseur avait été, mais a été chaleureusement accueilli par la critique. Plusieurs de ses films ultérieurs ont également été couronnés de succès, mais les coûts élevés de production, de promotion et de tournée ont souvent fait de ses entreprises des échecs commerciaux. Malgré tout, il est généralement considéré comme l'une des figures les plus importantes du cinéma des débuts.

Korean (ko-KR)

Name

D.W. 그리피스

Biography

Portuguese (pt-BR)

Name
Biography

David Llewelyn Wark Griffith, geralmente conhecido por D. W. Griffith (La Grange, 22 de Janeiro de 1875 – Hollywood, 23 de Julho de 1948) foi um diretor de cinema estadunidense. Amplamente considerado o mais importante diretor da história do cinema, é mais conhecido pelo seu controverso filme O Nascimento de uma Nação, e também pelo filme Intolerância. Foi um realizador de cinema norte-americano, um dos maiores do início da cinematografia, introdutor de inovações profundas na forma de fazer cinema, considerado o criador da linguagem cinematográfica. Em Intolerância (1916), usou quatro histórias diferentes, paralelas, para conduzir sua mensagem.

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