Monday, 26 September 2011

Lillian Gish – First amongst equals... Orphans of the Storm (1921)

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I made the mistake of proffering a list of “great” silent actresses the other day and someone pointed out that they didn’t include Lillian G...
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Friday, 23 September 2011

The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927) Pabst amongst the best?

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GW Pabst doesn't appear to always get the same level of unfettered respect as compatriots, Lang and Murnau. His career wasn't as lon...
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Sunday, 18 September 2011

A river runs though it... Johan (1921)

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Johan is a 1921 film directed by Mauritz Stiller that is as well made and sophisticated as many Hollywood silents from later in the decade....
Tuesday, 13 September 2011

Otley outstanding… Otley (1967)

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Otley is a British comedy from 1967/8 that could so easily have been a lazy James Bond/Harry Palmer cash in. It could also have succumbed t...
Monday, 12 September 2011

"The greatest director you've never heard of..." Yevgeni Bauer. After Death (1915)

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Silent film never ceases to astound and, having watched a clip on Mark Cousins’ – perfectly pitched and precisely passionate - Story of Fil...
Saturday, 10 September 2011

Fantastic Françoise Dorléac... Cul-de-Sac (1966), L'Homme de Rio (1964) et Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1967)

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Yesterday was a bit of a Françoise Dorléac-fest. I wanted to watch Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1967) to remind me of the holiday in the s...
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