The Fountain of Arethusa

Overview

“La Fontaine d'Aréthuse” opens with what has been described as a “shimmering wash of sound in the piano, octave leaps in the left hand passing above and below repeated chords in the right,” a tune which apparently suggests the splashing waters of a fountain. The story “told” by the music involves a naked water goddess on the river shore, who is pursued by a hunter, before disappearing into thin air to join her water once again.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1936

Original language

French

Countries

France

Cast

Tasso Janopoulo,Jacques Thibaud,Sabine Earl,Michel Gevel

Director

Dimitri Kirsanoff

Writer

Emile Vuillermoz

Cinematography

Boris Kaufman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0233739