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Poil de Carotte (1925): a young boy's living hell
Julien Duvivier, the great French director of films including 1937’s Pépé Le Moko, was very clear which was his favourite out of his many beautiful silent films. “Poil de Carotte: without hesitation,” he said. “Of all the films I have made, this is closest to my heart.” Made, and remade. Duvivier directed this silent Poil de Carotte in 1925, and then remade it as a sound film in 1932. He later…
FNF Co-presenting Two Films at SFSFF
We are proud to announce that the FNF will be co-presenting two films this year at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, May 1-5, at the historic Castro Theatre. First, Karel Anton's Tonka of the Gallows (1930) plays at noon on Friday, May 3, accompanied live by Stephen Horne and introduced by Eddie Muller.This rarely seen gem from the archives of the Czech Republic fuses German chiaroscuro aesthetics (which later informed the look of classic noir) with the Soviet flare for surprising angles for this effective parable of the cruelty that comes from small-mindedness. At the center of an international cast is the Slovenian ingénue with the haunting eyes, Ita Rina, as a prostitute whose selfless act of spending the night with a condemned man makes her a pariah throughout all Prague. Print courtesy of Národní filmový archiv, Prague.
Our second co-presentation, Sir Arne's Treasure (1919) plays at 5:00 pm on Sunday, May 5, with musical accompaniment from the Matti Bye Ensemble. The film is helmed by one of the great directors of the silent era, Mauritz Stiller, and is adapted from Nobel prize-winning author Selma Lagerlöf's novel of murder and revenge, set against a bitter Nordic winter in the 16th century. Restoration by the Swedish Film Institute. The screening will be introduced by the Consulate General of Sweden in San Francisco and philanthropist Barbro Osher. Tickets for individual screenings, full series passes, and the full festival schedule can be found on the SFSFF website.
Silent dispatches Spring 2023: essays, films and festivals
Film on Film Festival Lots to enjoy at the BFI Film on Film festival this summer (8-10 June) but now the lineup is out we can confirm that there are silents to be savoured among the banquet. British silents in fact: The First Born (Miles Mander, 1928), and two Manning Haynes films: Sam’s Boy (1922) and The Boatswain’s Mate (1924). All three films with be screened on vintage prints with live…
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Le Giornate del Cinema Muto 2021: Pordenone Post No 3
Le Giornate del Cinema Muto 2021: Pordenone Post No 3
The lure of distant shores drew us into the Verdi this Monday morning, though initially it looked a little like false advertising. Ilka Schütze’s In Den Dschungeln Afrikas/In the Jungles of Africa (1921-24) was a stop-animation story of two dolls travelling via “balloon” not to another continent but only as far as their garden, or their dreams. If dolls can dream. I hope so, don’t you? The story…
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Silent summer: some dates for your diary
Silent summer: some dates for your diary
Please excuse typos in this blogpost. I am writing this in a mixture of mental fog and nervous excitement. Yesterday I had my second dose of my Covid-19 vaccination, and the ‘Moderna flu’ is real but suddenly the future seems a little bit brighter. So I thought I would pop on here to remind you of some upcoming silent-film-related events that you can attend in person or online, making your summer…
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The Silent London Poll of 2018: The Winners
The Silent London Poll of 2018: The Winners
January is a time for looking forwards, not back, right? That’s just not the Silent London way. With immense thanks to all of you for voting and sharing in the 2018 poll, I am delighted to announce your silent film highlights of the past year.
Best DVD/Blu-ray of 2018
It arrived late in the year, but hotly anticipated and was everything we wanted it to be. Kino Lorber’s magnificent Pioneers:…
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Buster and beyond: silent comedy at the 2018 Slapstick Festival
More silent film goodness to look forward to in 2018, and this time a little closer to home. The 2018 edition of Bristol’s Slapstick festival takes place at venues across the city centre from 25-28 January and tickets are on sale now. If you’re not familiar with this event let me tell you how it breaks down. Funny films. Funny people. That’s it, really. The Slapstick Festival celebrates the…
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