Silent Films – Under Southern Eyes

Senga Tsubo: a tale within a tale about gratitude and returning favours

Sanae Yamamoto, “Senga Tsubo” (1925) Said to be the first animated film commission by the

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Sanae Yamamoto, “Kyoiku senga: Ubasuteyama” (1925) A restored animation, “Ubasuteyama” is based on a traditional

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Kim Heeyae, “Shadow Thief” (2018) Done entirely in black and white and shades of grey

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Wu Yonggang, “The Goddess / Shen nu” (1935) A year after this film was made,

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F W Murnau, “Faust” (1926) Visually powerful and stunning, with an incredible opening scene of

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Carl Theodor Dreyer, “The Passion of Joan of Arc” (1928) In itself, this silent film

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Michaël Dudok de Wiet, “The Red Turtle” (2016) God save us all from pretty packages

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Charlie Chaplin, “Modern Times” (1936) In its own way, “Modern Times” is significant as an

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Sergei Eisenstein, “Battleship Potemkin” (1925) Although this film was made over 90 years ago and

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Michael Armstrong, “The Image” (1967) Notable mainly for being singer and sometime actor David Bowie’

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