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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Jean-Luc Godard
“Masculin Feminin,” a 1966 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, plays around with the documentary style so much that I find it surprising that the film does not seem like a documentary at all. Godard films young people in long static … Continue reading
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Mexican Cinema
Ninon Sevilla stars as Elena in “Aventurera,” a 1950 Mexican film that remains a fascinating example of Mexican cinema. Sevilla reminds me of a Cuban Alice Faye, who famously played in the movie “Weekend in Havana,” which also stars Carman … Continue reading
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A Silent Opera
“La Boheme,” the final film shown at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s Winter Event, tells the story of a group of impoverished artists who share an apartment building in Paris. The 1926 MGM movie stars Lillian Gish and John … Continue reading
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Wonderful Faces
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s presentation of “L’argent,” a French film from 1928 directed by Marcel L’Herbier (on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the Castro Theater in San Francisco) provided a rare treat to all who saw it. This … Continue reading
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Best Festival
Every year, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival presents a 4 day summer program in February and a 1 day winter program in July. The festival presented an excellent program on Saturday, July 12, 2011, beginning with 3 Charles Chaplin … Continue reading
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tom thumb
I enjoyed a wonderful fantasy film from 1958 called “tom thumb.” This title, left uncapitalized, stars Russ Tamblyn as the title character and Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers as the villains who trick Tom into burglarizing the village treasury. Alan Young, better known as Wilber … Continue reading
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