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Tag Archives: cinema of 1926
A rainbow of silent film
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
Torture de Luxe (US c.1926)
Over the last couple of years, the National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) have put up a quite considerable number of films in the Screening Room section of their website. One thing I watched there recently is Torture de Luxe, a section from … Continue reading
That girl is trouble … Nana (FR 1926)
Nana: a woman who brings men to ruin through her vanity and impulsiveness. In his second major production, Renoir adapts Émile Zola’s novel of 1880 with his then-wife Catherine Hessling in the title role. We first meet Nana when she … Continue reading
Sur Un Air de Charleston | Charleston Parade (FR 1926)
2028: Europe lies in ruins. Civilization is now focused in Africa, and from there an intrepid explorer sets out in his spherical aircraft: Catherine Hessling is the last woman living in Paris; the only other inhabitant is a very fake-looking … Continue reading
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Tagged Catherine Hessling, cinema of 1926, cinema of France, dance, Jean Renoir, race and film
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