What Do Those Old Films Mean? (also known as The Silent Revolution) is a 1985 six-part documentary miniseries directed by noted film theorist Noël Burch.[1][2][3][4][5]
Summary edit
Each episode focuses on the history of silent film from Great Britain, Denmark, United States, France, Soviet Union and Germany in social context.[6][7][8][9][10]
Episodes edit
- "Along the Great Divide: Great Britain 1900-1912"
- "Tomorrow the World: USA 1902-1914"
- "She! Denmark 1902-1914"
- "The Enemy Below: France 1904-1912"
- "Born Yesterday: USSR 1926-1930"
- "Under Two Flags: Germany 1926-1932"
References edit
- ^ FilmAffinity
- ^ MUBI
- ^ FIVE-PART LOOK AT DANCE STYLES ON 13 - The New York Times
- ^ Interview: Thom Andersen - Film Comment Magazine
- ^ Noël Burch Retrospektive|ZKM
- ^ San Francisco Film Festival
- ^ Chicago Reader
- ^ WorldCat.org
- ^ Jonathan Rosenbaum
- ^ Thom Andersen: The Hollywood Blacklist, Revisited - Guernica
See also edit
- Hollywood - 1980 miniseries also about silent cinema
- Film essay
- Classical Hollywood Cinema