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What Do Those Old Films Mean?

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What Do Those Old Films Mean?
Directed byNoël Burch
StarringMary 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

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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

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  • "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

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  1. ^ The Silent Revolution: What Do Those Old Films Mean? (TV Series) (1985). Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via www.filmaffinity.com.
  2. ^ The Silent Revolution: What Do Those Old Films Mean? (1985) | MUBI. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via mubi.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Pinkerton, Nick (2015-06-04). "Interview: Thom Andersen". Film Comment. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  5. ^ "Noël Burch Retrospektive | 20.02.2003 - 18:30 to 22.02.2003 - 00:00 | ZKM". zkm.de. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  6. ^ "What Do Those Old Films Mean? | San Francisco Film Festival". history.sffs.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  7. ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (1985-10-26). "What Do Those Old Films Mean?". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  8. ^ "What do those old films mean | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  9. ^ "What Do Those Old Films Mean? | Jonathan Rosenbaum". jonathanrosenbaum.net. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  10. ^ Beckett, Colin (2015-01-15). "Thom Andersen: The Hollywood Blacklist, Revisited". Guernica. Retrieved 2024-05-20.

See also

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