Off to see Murnau's Sunrise tonight which is being presented by noted Silents historian Kevin Brownlow in the auspicious surroundings of Kelburn Castle in Ayrshire.
I have seen clips of the movie on youtube and it looks incredible for it's time.
My knowledge of the silents is fairly limited and I'm not a huge silent comedy fan. Are there any other 'must see' films from before the talkies in anyones opinion (excepting Metropolis)?
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Topic - Sunrise (1927) - delboy 07:06:42 09/13/08 (37)
- No one mentioned Russian films? Shame! "Bread and Sofa," by - tinear 15:06:09 09/16/08 (3)
- Eisenstein ain't Canadian. - Harmonia 10:54:34 09/17/08 (2)
- Oops. I thought he was Israeli :-). - tinear 11:48:07 09/17/08 (1)
- Cool - Harmonia 16:40:38 09/17/08 (0)
- Harmonia - delboy 05:56:34 09/16/08 (1)
- Yup - Harmonia 07:05:53 09/16/08 (0)
- Overwhelmed... - delboy 07:20:45 09/14/08 (4)
- Ooo! Chaplin, Murnau and Rex Ingram too? - Harmonia 20:08:53 09/14/08 (3)
- RE: Ooo! Chaplin, Murnau and Rex Ingram too? - delboy 01:39:46 09/15/08 (2)
- Thanks! - Harmonia 11:11:21 09/15/08 (1)
- Good points Harmonia, I think I'll stick with silents for this thread, but... - Audiophilander 15:12:49 09/15/08 (0)
- Lucky you to see this on the big screen! - Harmonia 11:24:01 09/13/08 (23)
- Great list Harmonia! - Audiophilander 00:07:18 09/14/08 (22)
- RE: Not so great list Harmonia! - patrickU 03:10:58 09/14/08 (21)
- Didn't! - Harmonia 19:43:47 09/14/08 (6)
- RE: Didn't! - patrickU 04:00:48 09/15/08 (2)
- RE: Didn't! - patrickU 01:07:12 09/15/08 (2)
- Maybe not precisely... - Harmonia 10:52:16 09/15/08 (1)
- RE: Maybe not precisely... - patrickU 11:28:03 09/15/08 (0)
- RE: Bunuel...Jean Vigo.............nt - patrickU 03:12:56 09/14/08 (13)
- You're welcome to Bunuel & Vigo; they're certainly important, but not everyone's cuppa tea. - Audiophilander 15:28:07 09/14/08 (12)
- RE: Who is EVERYONE cup of tea? - patrickU 04:13:38 09/15/08 (11)
- Somehow you missed the point. - Audiophilander 15:04:56 09/15/08 (10)
- Hey fellas... - Harmonia 08:31:31 09/16/08 (3)
- RE: Hey fellas... - patrickU 07:54:11 09/17/08 (1)
- Uh-huh (absolutely, your gallantry is MAX) ... - Audiophilander 00:39:41 09/18/08 (0)
- Thanks Harmonia, I'm flattered, but this isn't as much about 'gallantry' as perception. ... - Audiophilander 10:28:58 09/16/08 (0)
- RE: And BTW--- - patrickU 00:42:34 09/16/08 (0)
- RE: Not a great list- Is rude and offensive..I am glad YOU are offended... - patrickU 00:40:19 09/16/08 (4)
- I'm sure others found your tone offensive as well; I'm glad she didn't, but appearances are what they are. - Audiophilander 10:09:33 09/16/08 (3)
- RE: Pedantic ignorant! - patrickU 04:01:36 09/18/08 (0)
- RE: No doubt "she " need an outspoken--- - patrickU 10:41:57 09/16/08 (1)
- RE: Hey honey was THAT offensive? - patrickU 10:44:19 09/16/08 (0)
- RE: Sunrise (1927) - Cosmic Closet 09:51:01 09/13/08 (1)
- RE: Hear hear hear--- - patrickU 11:04:42 09/13/08 (0)