{"product_id":"0089218783196","title":"La Fin Du Monde","description":"Never one to do anything by halves, director Abel Gance delivers just what the title \u003ci\u003eLa Fin du Monde\u003c\/i\u003e promises: The End of the World. As a comet speeds along on a collision course with Planet Earth, the world prays for a miracle. Scientist Victor Francen races against time to avoid the cataclysm, while Francen's religious-fanatic brother (played by director Gance) puts his fate in the hands of God. Meanwhile, the governments of the world adopt near-fascistic methods to keep their panicking minions under control. Once all hope is abandoned, virtually all of civilization degenerates into a drunken orgy, replete with rape and bestiality. The worst is reserved for last, as the ever-approaching comet causes a plethora of natural disasters before the final \"Big Bang.\" For its premiere engagements in 1929, \u003ci\u003eLa Fin du Monde\u003c\/i\u003e was outfitted with a primitive but effective stereophonic-sound system, the aural equivalent to Abel Gance's Cinerama-like \"Triptychs\" in his 1927 masterpiece \u003ci\u003eNapoleon\u003c\/i\u003e. With his typical flair for the messianic, Gance originally released his film as \u003ci\u003eAbel Gance's La Fin du Monde\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"GOTHAM DIST. CORP..***","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47085476053232,"sku":"0089218783196","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/0089218783196_p0.jpg?v=1763408236","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/0089218783196","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}