What Do Those Old Films Mean?
| What Do Those Old Films Mean? | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Noël Burch |
| Starring | Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks |
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]
- ^ The Silent Revolution: What Do Those Old Films Mean? (TV Series) (1985). Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via www.filmaffinity.com.
- ^ The Silent Revolution: What Do Those Old Films Mean? (1985) | MUBI. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via mubi.com.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (1987-09-04). "FIVE-PART LOOK AT DANCE STYLES, ON 13". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Pinkerton, Nick (2015-06-04). "Interview: Thom Andersen". Film Comment. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Noël Burch Retrospektive | 20.02.2003 - 18:30 to 22.02.2003 - 00:00 | ZKM". zkm.de. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "What Do Those Old Films Mean? | San Francisco Film Festival". history.sffs.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (1985-10-26). "What Do Those Old Films Mean?". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "What do those old films mean | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "What Do Those Old Films Mean? | Jonathan Rosenbaum". jonathanrosenbaum.net. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Beckett, Colin (2015-01-15). "Thom Andersen: The Hollywood Blacklist, Revisited". Guernica. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
See also[edit]
- Hollywood - 1980 miniseries also about silent cinema
- Film essay
- Classical Hollywood Cinema
