French and French-language Films
Un monsieur qui a mangé du taureau: slapstick comedy film short with a possible ulterior message
Eugène Deslaw, “Un monsieur qui a mangé du taureau” (1935) We all know of people
Tag: Silent Films
French and French-language Films
La Marche des Machines / Les Nuits Électriques: experimental shorts suggest technology has a life of its own
Eugène Deslaw, “La Marche des Machines” (1927) / Les Nuits Électriques” (1928) The Ukrainian film-maker Eugène
French and French-language Films
Autour de La Fin du Monde: silent film about a sound film hampered by lack of … sound
Abel Gance and Eugène Deslaw, “Autour de La Fin du Monde” (1930) I had heard
German and German-language Films | Spanish Films
The Diadem / MiniKillers: two trashy films that highlight how good a good actor can be
?, “The Diadem” (1966) Wolfgang von Chmielewski, “MiniKillers” (1969) Two curious short films from Germany
German and German-language Films
Algol, Tragedy of Power: modern Faustian morality tale of individual and social corruption with a conservative message
Hans Werckmeister, “Algol, Tragedy of Power / Algol, Tragödie der Macht” (1920) A wonderful science
The Death Ray: early Soviet silent with plenty of action, skulduggery and even some poetic film-making
Lev Kuleshov, “The Death Ray / Luch Smerti” (1925) A silent Soviet action thriller that
The Mole and the Matchbox / Der Maulwurf und die Geburt: how Krtecek makes creative multi-tasking look so easy and tidy
Zdenek Miler, “Krtek a zapalky / The Mole and the Matchbox” (1974) Zdenek Miler, “Der
The Ring: an early technical triumph for Alfred Hitchcock in the sport movie genre
Alfred Hitchcock, “The Ring” (1927) An early triumph for the young Alfred Hitchcock, released in
The Manxman: love triangle reveals early Hitchcock themes about love, duty and responsibility, and women’s oppression
Alfred Hitchcock, “The Manxman” (1929) Last of Alfred Hitchcock’s true silent films, “The Manxman” is
Krtek a Hodiny: amusing children’s animated film hides a moral about industrialisation’s effects on humans
Zdenek Miler, “Krtek a Hodiny” (1995) Found this 28-minute cartoon on Youtube while looking for