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Angoroj (Agonies) is a 1964 film. It is the first feature film to be produced entirely in Esperanto. It was directed and produced by Jacques-Louis Mahé, a friend of Raymond Schwartz who, under the pseudonym 'Lorjak', had previously produced a silent Esperanto publicity film before World War II titled Antaŭen! (Onwards!).

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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.

Released: 1964-01-0161 minDir: Jacques-Louis MahéCrime, Drama

Cast

  • Michel Duc-Goninaz as L'aide-commissaire
  • Raymond Schwartz as Le commissaire
  • Gaston Waringhien as Narrateur
  • Jana Ravšelj as Irina
  • Srdjan Flego as Karleto
  • Marc Darnault as Henriko

Themes

  • paris, france
  • police
  • police agent
  • criminals

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Ratings

IMDb

6/10

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Year
1964
Runtime
61 min
Genres
Crime

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Key facts

Film.name
Angoroj
Film.image
Angoroj_Title_Screenshot.jpg
Film.caption
Title Screen
Film.director
Jacques-Louis Mahé
Film.producer
Jacques-Louis Mahé
Film.writer
Atelier Mahé
Film.starring
Michel Duc-GoninazRaymond SchwartzGaston Waringhien
Film.country
France
Film.language
Esperanto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
France
Original language
Esperanto
Filming location
Paris
Duration
61
FilmAffinity ID
275111
Image
1963 angoroj fotita de jacques mahe.jpg
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publication date
1964-01-01
title
Angoroj
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Angoroj (Agonies) is a 1964 film. It is the first feature film to be produced entirely in Esperanto. It was directed and produced by Jacques-Louis Mahé, a friend of Raymond Schwartz who, under the pseudonym 'Lorjak', had previously produced a silent Esperanto publicity film before World War II titled Antaŭen! (Onwards!).

== Overview == 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 Michel Duc-Goninaz.

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