Agonies (1964)
Agonies (1964)
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.

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Cast

Michel Duc-Goninaz Michel Duc-Goninaz As: L'aide-commissaire
Raymond Schwartz Raymond Schwartz As: Le commissaire
Gaston Waringhien Gaston Waringhien As: Narrateur
Jana Ravšelj Jana Ravšelj As: Irina
Srdjan Flego Srdjan Flego As: Karleto
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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.


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Genres: Crime, Drama

Language: Esperanto

Release Date: 01 January 1964

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Runtime: 61m

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Production Crew

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Costume and Makeup

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Sound

René Texier

René Texier

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Jacques-Louis Mahé

Jacques-Louis Mahé

Camera Operator

Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

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