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"I'm not big on..." - SILENCE! Seriously, yes, I'm a big fan of silent film.

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on September 22, 2004 at 22:35:05

In Reply to: Re: 50 Memorable Films: 1932-1968. posted by AudioHead on September 21, 2004 at 12:00:01:

AudioHead, if you want to see something that will blow your contemporary mind from the 20's get the Spanish reconstruction of Murnau's Faust (i.e., the ultimate German Expressionist film); I also highly recommend Murnau's Sunrise (20th Century Fox) which recieved the first Academy Award for Best Picture (Art & Production). Also Criterion's release of Dreyer's Passion of Joan of Arc, and for something lighter, KINO's recent restored release of Douglas Fairbank's Thief of Bagdad.

I agree that silents aren't everybody's "cuppa tea" but there are certainly some silents which have never been improved on, either visually or conceptually and have a tendency to grow on you. Those that work least well tend to come across too stagey; over-acted to the point of being comical in order to convey visual cues to the audience, compensating for lacking audible dialogue. Proper projection speed can also be a key element to enjoyment of silent films (i.e., silent movies which are shown at sound film projection speed appear speeded up and cartoony, which tragically undermines the original artistry).

Anyway, I like movies from all eras, but NOT all movies, and there are clinkers from every period, IMO; silent films are no exception.

Cheers,
AuPh

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