What Do Those Old Films Mean? (1985)

11/16/1985 (FR) • TV Movie, Documentary • 2h 36m

Overview

Noel Burch’s fascinating and well-made (if at times historically contestable) six-part BBC television series, about early silent cinema in Denmark, England, the Soviet Union, France, Germany, and the U.S., mixes beautiful clips of rare films with various social theories about their significance.

What Do Those Old Films Mean? (1985)

11/16/1985 (FR) • 2h 36m

TV Movie, Documentary

Overview

Noel Burch’s fascinating and well-made (if at times historically contestable) six-part BBC television series, about early silent cinema in Denmark, England, the Soviet Union, France, Germany, and the U.S., mixes beautiful clips of rare films with various social theories about their significance.

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Douglas Fairbanks

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Herself(archive footage)

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

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