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Nesacat · 23rd June 2006, 05:15 AM

Am trying not to double up here but suspect I will anyway. Here goes.

Call of Cthulhu - My all time favourite silent movie and the one that got me hooked on them in the first place.

Le Voyage Dans La Lune ( Georges Melies) - one of the first fantasy films and a really peculiar one at that. Is about the first trip to the Moon and also has a grotto of giant fungi and moon-dwellers who vanish in a puff of smoke when struck. It's all very bizarre and surreal.

Der Golem ( Paul Wegner) - shut away in the attic are the remains of the Golem. He's brought back to life, runs amok after being forced to kidnap a girl, is betrayed by a little girl and 'dies' again. Oh yes ... there is an also an invocation of the demon Astaroth.

The Fall of the House of Usher (Jean Epstein) - very dark, gothic and surreal. Had wonderful medieval sort of music and was a feast for the eyes. Only here she was his wife and not his sister.

Thief of Baghdad (Raoul Walsh) - was wonderful this with great sets and backdrops. And there was Douglas Fairbanks

The Iron Mask (Alan Dwan) - about a zillion times better than watching DiCaprio in action. Douglas Fairbanks here again.

Vampyr (Carl Theodor Dreyer) - does not have much in the way of a plot but is very much a visual treat. There's a creepy, dream-like atmosphere over the wole film and everything is sort of fog-like. Made the move very unsettling and creepy as a result. Almost felt as if I were half asleep or semi conscious and was not a part of any understandable reality.

And also:
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea ( Stuart Paton); The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari (Robert Wiene); Nosferatu ( FW Murnau); The Phantom Of The Opera ( Rupert Julian); Metropolis (Fritz Lang).

23rd June 2006, 05:15 AM	#21 (permalink)
Nesacat The Cat Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 2,660	Re: Silent Films Am trying not to double up here but suspect I will anyway. Here goes. Call of Cthulhu - My all time favourite silent movie and the one that got me hooked on them in the first place. Le Voyage Dans La Lune ( Georges Melies) - one of the first fantasy films and a really peculiar one at that. Is about the first trip to the Moon and also has a grotto of giant fungi and moon-dwellers who vanish in a puff of smoke when struck. It's all very bizarre and surreal. Der Golem ( Paul Wegner) - shut away in the attic are the remains of the Golem. He's brought back to life, runs amok after being forced to kidnap a girl, is betrayed by a little girl and 'dies' again. Oh yes ... there is an also an invocation of the demon Astaroth. The Fall of the House of Usher (Jean Epstein) - very dark, gothic and surreal. Had wonderful medieval sort of music and was a feast for the eyes. Only here she was his wife and not his sister. Thief of Baghdad (Raoul Walsh) - was wonderful this with great sets and backdrops. And there was Douglas Fairbanks The Iron Mask (Alan Dwan) - about a zillion times better than watching DiCaprio in action. Douglas Fairbanks here again. Vampyr (Carl Theodor Dreyer) - does not have much in the way of a plot but is very much a visual treat. There's a creepy, dream-like atmosphere over the wole film and everything is sort of fog-like. Made the move very unsettling and creepy as a result. Almost felt as if I were half asleep or semi conscious and was not a part of any understandable reality. And also: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea ( Stuart Paton); The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari (Robert Wiene); Nosferatu ( FW Murnau); The Phantom Of The Opera ( Rupert Julian); Metropolis (Fritz Lang).