Essays, interviews, archives, and video resources on early cinema — curated reading on films, directors, and movements across the silent and early sound eras.
940 resources
Criterion's analysis of this visually poetic Sternberg-Dietrich collaboration.
—
—
Ebert's great movies essay on Sternberg's surrealist approach to historical drama.
—
—
Essay on this early John Wayne western and its themes of child abuse within a morality play tradition.
—
—
Essay on Ozu's last silent film and its neo-realist approach to depicting urban poverty.
—
—
Retrospective essay celebrating Dreyer's creation of atmosphere through visual innovation and technique.
—
—
Critical analysis of Lang's masterpiece and its prescient warnings about mass justice.
—
—
Criterion's overview of Sternberg and Dietrich's melodrama about a chanteuse's moral decline.
—
—
Analysis of Mary Pickford's performance in this literary adaptation examining collaboration with director Marshall Neilan.
—
—
Analysis of Hitchcock's second talkie and its theatrical staginess in cinematic adaptation.
—
—
Scholarly article examining the representation of working-class labor in early cinema and its historical significance.
—
—
Scholarly essay examining the film's visual composition and theatrical influences on cinema.
—
—
Critical appreciation of Reiniger's artistic vision and technical mastery.
—
—
Festival guide to Pickford's department store romance.
—
—
Essay analyzing Ozu's blend of comedy and social critique in his exploration of class and family.
—
—
Festival resource on Vidor's romantic tragedy and Gish's acclaimed performance.
—
—
Essay examining the film's transgressive elements and cultural significance during Nazi era.
—
—
Essay on how the film uses Shirley Temple's innocence as counterpoint to adult corruption and crime.
—
—
Festival documentation of Capra and Langdon's comedic masterpiece.
—
—
Analysis of Hawks' direction of World War I aviation drama and Academy Award-winning story.
—
—
Essay examining Lang's two-part epic fantasy and its technical cinematography innovations.
—
—
Essay on Pabst's intimate depiction of WWI trench warfare and its immediate Nazi ban.
—
—
Analysis of Pabst's effective realism and brilliant use of sound in this anti-war film.
—
—
Critical essay on Chaplin's final silent film and its combination of comedy and profound emotion.
—
—
Essay exploring Vidor's Depression-era collective farm drama and its social commentary.
—
—