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✨ Celebrating the films, filmmakers, and stars of the silent era (with a demonstrable emphasis on John Gilbert). Curated by @oldfilmsflicker ✨

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Based on a 1908 play by Maurice Maeterlinck, the silent fantasy film The Blue Bird (1918) was directed by Maurice Tourneur, father of midcentury director Jacques Tourneur known for his atmospheric films like Cat People (1942) and Out of the Past (1947). The film was edited by Clarence Brown, who would later become a director himself notable for directing films like Flesh and the Devil (1926) and Letty Lynton (1932).

Music: “A Forest” by The Cure by @nitratedreamland

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Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, and Marc MacDermott in Flesh and the Devil (1926).

Directed by Clarence Brown, this film marked the first on screen pairing of Gilbert and Garbo. It celebrates its 100th anniversary on December 25th.

Music: “Age of Consent” by New Order and “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division by @nitratedreamland

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Harold Lloyd tames a “vampire” in his romantic comedy Girl Shy (1924). This uncredited actress is parodying outmoded vamp stars from the late 1910s and early 1920s like Theda Bara, Valeska Suratt, Louise Glaum, and Barbara La Marr.

Music: “Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)” by Concrete Blonde by @nitratedreamland

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Lillian Gish’s coral colored silk velvet and imitation pearls evening gown from Way Down East (1920).

Photos from the excellent exhibit Goddesses in the Machine: Fashion in American Silent Film at Bard in New York City. Screencaps from the film, which can be watched on Kino Lorber’s YouTube channel. by @nitratedreamland

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From rogue pumpkins to subversive feminist surrealism, here’s some under-the-radar silent films to watch for spooky season 🎃 🎃 🎃

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Pordenone Silent online day 8:

Her Wild Oat (1927) by @nitratedreamland

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Pordenone Silent online day 8:

Colleen Moore in Her Wild Oat (1927) by @nitratedreamland

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Pordenone Silent online day 8:

Don’t Monkey with the Buzz Saw (1914) by @nitratedreamland

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Pordenone Silent online day 8:

[Home Movie Giacomo Forte] (1936) by @nitratedreamland

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Pordenone Silent online day 8:

Le roman de Magdalena (1913)
San Paolo (1910)
La Bella Galileans (1911)
[La Fiat 509 a Roma] (1925) by @nitratedreamland

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Pordenone Silent online day 7:

The Gyurkovics Boys (1920) by @nitratedreamland

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Pordenone Silent online day 7:

The Gyurkovics Boys (1920) by @nitratedreamland

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