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Better living through athletics: Li Lili in 体育皇后 | Queen of Sports (CN 1934)

Posted on 2 June 2015 by silentsplease

The first Chinese silent film that I ever saw was 1934’s 体育皇后, or Queen of Sports. It would have been 5 or 6 years ago, at the lantern festival in my home city, where they showed a few films on … Continue reading →

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Звенигора | Zvenyhora (UkrSSR 1927)

Posted on 6 June 2014 by silentsplease

Earlier this year, I managed to get hold of the DVD boxset Ukrainian Re-Vision (Укрїнське Німе), published by the State Film Agency of Ukraine in collaboration with the Oleksandr Dovzhenko Film Centre in Kyiv.  It’s a wonderful publication: six restored … Continue reading →

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