Tag Archives: cinema of 1920

A rainbow of silent film

Posted on 21 August 2017 by silentsplease

Regular readers will have noticed that things have been pretty quiet around Silents, Please! for the last year or so. Partly, this was because I channelled a lot of energy into researching, writing and drawing my Feminist Media Histories article: a very … Continue reading →

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In search of Astrea, mysterious ‘strongwoman’ of the Italian silent cinema

Posted on 8 June 2016 by silentsplease

The silent era was something of a golden age for athletic female stars. American serial queens were beloved by audiences around the world—it would be hard to overestimate how popular (and bankable) stars like Pearl White were at their peak. … Continue reading →

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Anarchic architecture … Buster Keaton’s One Week (US 1920)

Posted on 10 February 2015 by silentsplease

One Week of 1920 is one of my favourite Buster Keaton shorts; it’s the one I show to friends as a gateway drug to silent cinema. Keaton’s first foray into solo film-making, it shows him at the height of his powers … Continue reading →

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