This site is dedicated to the preservation of memory of silent films. Although they were quite important in the evolution of cinema, they remain virtually forgotten nowadays. Since the best way to understand the present is taking an attentive look at the past, here you have some movies, pictures, interviews, etc. on silent cinema. Some occasional material on sound films will also be presented. I hope you enjoy getting to know a bit more about the beauty and sheer fun of these golden oldies.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Fantômas
Fantômas is the first of 32 novels penned from 1911 to 1913 by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre. The title character is a ruthless thief and killer, a bloodthirsty successor to LeBlanc's Arsène Lupin. The first five novels were made into silent film serials. The character and the movies caught the eye of the French Surrealists who admired the primal violence of Fantômas, as well as his portrayal in the films, which are considered landmarks in French Cinema. In Fantômas, the Marquise de Langrune is savagely murdered and Inspector Juve, who is obsessed with capturing Fantômas, arrives to solve the murder. (Summary by Alan Winterrowd).
See the audio files of all novels on the following link: http://www.archive.org/details/fantomas_1007_librivox
Presentation on sound movies
I must say a special thank you to Ligia Mattos, a big supporter of this site, who kindly sent me the pictures used in this presentation. We both truly know that good things and people remain eternal while they live in other people’s hearts and the boundaries of time and death are just a way in which things are transformed. And transformation doesn’t mean leaving our dreams and beliefs behind. Good things are here to be remembered and cherished for good. This is life, this is hope, this love present in everything forever. Thank you for all your nice words.
Music by The Platters (The Great Pretender - 1955)
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