Film Festival: Silent Greats The Big Parade (1925) is a silent classic, crafted by director King Vidor to be a memorable look at the American boys who fought in France during the Great War. War stories are an important part of our storytelling tradition. We attach romance to the idea of boys going off to…
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Metropolis silent classic utopia: Lisa’s Home Bijou
Film Festival: Silent Greats Metropolis (1927) is a silent German film that is a masterpiece of art direction and science fiction with a strong philosophy. The film begins with “The mediator between brain and hands must be the heart!” The story of Metropolis takes place in 2026. We see machinery grinding away and the hands…
Our Dancing Daughters 20s party: Lisa’s Home Bijou
Film Festival: Silent Greats In Our Dancing Daughters (1928), Joan Crawford is the epitome of the Charleston-dancing flapper, one of the most enduring images of the time. The flapper became the quintessential symbol of the Jazz Age, that era of boundless freedom after World War I. Women insisted on more autonomy, manifested in the loosening…
The General Buster Keaton gem: Lisa’s Home Bijou
Film Festival: Silent Greats In The General (1926), Buster Keaton brings a serious Civil War true story to the screen while using the pathos and single-mindedness of his character, along with spectacular special effects, to amuse and entertain the audience. The General has trains, war, and a love story: a little something for everyone. Buster…