The Sea of Ravens
About The Sea of Ravens
On the Breton island of Sein, fishermen and their families live with the chance of drowning. Sailors go to Brest, where a young man wins a necklace at a fair for the woman waiting at home. On the way back, their boat, the Fleur-de-Lisieux, is caught in a storm. The island waits three weeks. When the weather breaks, wreckage and the bodies of the crew wash ashore.
Cast & crew
More about The Sea of Ravens
Jean Epstein filmed it on Sein in 1930 and released it in 1931 as Mor'vran, the film after Finis Terrae in his Breton cycle. The people of Sein play themselves. It runs 20 minutes. It has a recorded score and intertitles, and no spoken dialogue.
Themes
Reviews
Henri Langlois called it one of the most beautiful documentaries in French film, a poem of Brittany and the sea.
Music
A recorded score plays under the images. There is no spoken dialogue.
Notes
- The French title is Mor'vran.
- The islanders play themselves.
- It follows Finis Terrae (1929).
Scenes
- A young man wins a necklace at the Brest fair.
- Wreckage and the crew come ashore after the storm.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Mor'vran (1930).webm)
