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The Life of Emile Zola

By Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg - Film

FilmScreen1 hour and 53 minutes into the movie

Roles

  • Paul Cezanne - Adult (36-50), Senior (>50), Male

About this piece

Cezanne's eulogy for Zola

Summary

This film is a biopic of celebrated French writer Emile Zola who took upon himself to fight social injustice and attack the corrupt establishment with his books. We follow his life as he becomes a celebrated and successful writer and fights for the Dreyfus affair. This monologue comes at the end of the movie after Zola dies of carbon monoxide poisoning. Giving the eulogy is his long time friend and famous painter Paul Cezanne.

Tone

SpeechStory conclusionReminiscing life story/Telling a storyPraising

Use cases

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