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Agonies

Agonies

Original Title: “Angoroj”

5.8(5)
January 1, 19641h 1mReleased

Overview

Angoroj (1964; Esperanto for "Agonies") was the first feature film to be produced entirely in Esperanto. (Jacques-Louis Mahé, a friend of Raymond Schwartz and under the pseudonym of 'Lorjak', had however already produced a silent Esperanto publicity film before World War II, titled Antaŭen! (Onwards!). At the start of the 1960s Mahé, a professional photographic and cinematic expert, invested in the production of the first fictional film in Esperanto. Using a scenario by Mahé himself, the actors of the Internacia Arta Teatro (International Arts Theatre) presented a crime story, set in the Parisian periphery of petty thieves and cheats. Other notable people who played parts in the film included Schwartz (the commissioner), Gaston Waringhien (the voice-over) and many from the environs of the contemporary Paris, including a very young Michel Duc-Goninaz.

Top Cast

Michel Duc-Goninaz

Michel Duc-Goninaz

L'aide-commissaire

Raymond Schwartz

Raymond Schwartz

Le commissaire

Gaston Waringhien

Gaston Waringhien

Narrateur

Jana Ravšelj

Jana Ravšelj

Irina

Srdjan Flego

Srdjan Flego

Karleto

Marc Darnault

Marc Darnault

Henriko

Key Film Crew

Director:Jacques-Louis Mahé, Atelier Mahé
Writers:Jacques-Louis Mahé, Atelier Mahé

Production Stats

Original Language: en
Popularity Score: 1.1
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A

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