Country: Unites States
Film made by Dr. Frederick Cook to substantiate his claim as discoverer of the North Pole and document his treatment by opponents.
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.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
The Truth About the North Pole - 1912
Country: Unites States
Film made by Dr. Frederick Cook to substantiate his claim as discoverer of the North Pole and document his treatment by opponents.
The Invaders - 1912
Country: United States
Language:
English (intertitles)
Writer: C.
Gardner Sullivan (scenario - uncredited)
Stars: Francis
Ford (Colonel James Bryson), Ethel Grandin (Colonel Bryson's Daughter) and Ann
Little (Sky Star)
Release Date: 29
November 1912 (USA)
Production Co:
Kay-Bee Pictures
Runtime: 41 min
(2004 National Film Preservation Foundation print)
Sound Mix:
Silent
Color: Black and
White
Plot Keywords:
Surveyor | Treaty | U.S. Army | Attack | Cheyenne Tribe | Stagecoach | Ambush | Engagement | Broken Pact
| Smoke Signal | Fire | Hostage | Death | Rescue | Railroad | Battle | Cavalry
| Native American Chief | Massacre | Telegraph | Military Officer | Telescope |
Land Rights | Native American | Romantic Rivalry | Marriage Proposal | Sioux
Tribe | Gunfire | American Indian | Father Daughter Relationship
Genres: Western
The U.S. Army
and the Indians sign a peace treaty. However, a group of surveyors trespass on
the Indians' land and violate the treaty. The army refuses to listen to the
Indians' complaints, and the surveyors are killed by the Indians. A vicious
Indian war ensues, culminating in an Indian attack on an army fort.
Trivia
One of the films
in the 3-disk boxed DVD set called "More Treasures from American Film
Archives (2004)", compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation
from 5 American film archives. This film is preserved by the Library of
Congress (from the AFI/Blackhawk collection), has a running time of 41 minutes
and an added piano score.
Rapsodia Satanica - 1920
Country: Italy
Director: Nino
Oxilia
Writers: Alberto
Fassini (screenplay), Alberto Fassini (story), Fausto Maria Martini (poem)
Stars: Lyda
Borelli (Contessa Alba d'Oltrevita), Andrea Habay (Tristano) and Ugo Bazzini
(Mephisto)
Release Date:
1915 (Italy)
Also known
as: Rapsódia Satânica (Portugal),
Rapsodia satánica (Spain), Rhapsodie des Satans (Germany), Rhapsodie satanique
(France), Satan's Rhapsody (USA)
Production Co:
Società Italiana Cines
Runtime: 40
min | Germany: 45 min (restored)
Sound Mix: Silent
Color: Black and
White | Color (hand-colored)
Plot Keywords:
Aging | Color Tint | Deal With The Devil
Genres: Short |
Drama | Fantasy | Mystery
Rapsodia
Satanica (1915) was the last film directed by Nino Oxilia and is undoubtedly
one of the finest achievements of the early Italian cinema. In it, Oxilia spins
a variation on the Faust myth, embodied here by the diva Lyda Borelli. Typical
of extravagant D'Annunzian aestheticism at its height, Rapsodia Satanica was
one of the summits of what was later called the "tail coat film."
Diametrically opposed to the "cinema of reality" practiced by Serena,
Martoglio and others, "tail coat films" set their melodramatic
stories in the salons and villas of the upper middle class and the aristocracy,
deploying narrative structures contrived to showcase their actors and
especially its actresses. This had the effect of accentuating their physical
presence and turning them into stars - probably the first stars in movie
history. The success of the "dive" contributed to the development of
motion picture grammar in its special use of the close-up.
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