Films/DVD Asylum

Great list Harmonia!

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In Reply to: RE: Lucky you to see this on the big screen! posted by Harmonia on September 13, 2008 at 11:24:01

As a lifelong fan and collector of silent films on DVD, that list works for me. Please forgive me, but I can't help adding to it! For instance, I'd include more Harold Lloyd films (the best silent comedies I've ever purchased were part of the Harold Lloyd box set; see below), such as Girl Shy, The Kid Brother, The Freshman and Speedy.

Also a few of the Douglas Fairbanks adventure titles would be worth catching on DVD or silent repertoire cinema, such as The Thief of Baghdad, Robin Hood and/or The Iron Mask. And his wife Mary Pickford's films such as Sparrows and Daddy Longlegs right up through My Best Girl

As for German Expressionism and various post WWI silent classics, I'd add Murnau's Faust, Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse films (silent and sound sequels), Lang's Spione (Spies) and Die Nibelungen and 'M' (sound) and Joe May's Asphalt.

I'd also recommend the John Ford silents set (excellent transfers of well made films by one of America's preeminent Directors)

Ah yes, and for another Pabst, I'd add the Criterion release of the early German sound release The Threepenny Opera (based upon the Brecht/Weill musical).

Agree with you 100% on Napoleon; now THERE is the film I'd like to see presented by Brownlow, complete, with a full symphony and unabridged as he restored Gance's masterpiece (not-Coppola-ized)

This is just for starters! :o)

Cheers,
AuPh

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