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Silents are Golden: 12 French Silent Film Recommendations

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Lea Stans

Silents are Golden: 12 French Silent Film Recommendations Thanks to pioneering inventors like the Lumière Brothers, who famously held the first public showing of motion pictures in Paris on December 28, 1895, France is often considered the birthplace of cinema. … Continue reading →

Posted in Posts by Lea Stans, Silents are Golden | Tagged Ballet Mécanique, Faithful Heart, Max Takes a Bath, Menilmontant, Napoleon, The Haunted House, The Italian Straw Hat, The Merry Frolics of Satan, The Passion of Joan of Arc, The Policemen's Little Run, The Wheel, Visages D'enfants | 4 Comments

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – Orphans of the Storm (1921)

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Lea Stans

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – Orphans of the Storm (1921) The early 1920s in the U.S.A. was a time of changing tastes and fashions, when society was trying to bounce back in the aftermath of World War … Continue reading →