What Do Those Old Films Mean? Explained

What Do Those Old Films Mean?
Director:	Noël Burch
Starring:	Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks

What Do Those Old Films Mean? (also known as The Silent Revolution) is a 1985 six-part documentary miniseries directed by noted film theorist Noël Burch.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Summary

Each episode focuses on the history of silent film from Great Britain, Denmark, United States, France, Soviet Union and Germany in social context.^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Episodes

• "Along the Great Divide: Great Britain 1900-1912"
• "Tomorrow the World: USA 1902-1914"
• "She! Denmark 1902-1914"
• "The Enemy Below: France 1904-1912"
• "Born Yesterday: USSR 1926-1930"
• "Under Two Flags: Germany 1926-1932"

See also

• Hollywood - 1980 miniseries also about silent cinema
• Film essay
• Classical Hollywood Cinema

Notes and References

1. The Silent Revolution: What Do Those Old Films Mean? (TV Series) (1985) . en . 2024-05-20 . www.filmaffinity.com.
2. The Silent Revolution: What Do Those Old Films Mean? (1985) MUBI . en . 2024-05-20 . mubi.com.
3. News: O'Connor . John J. . 1987-09-04 . FIVE-PART LOOK AT DANCE STYLES, ON 13 . 2024-05-20 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
4. Web site: Pinkerton . Nick . 2015-06-04 . Interview: Thom Andersen . 2024-05-20 . Film Comment . en.
5. Web site: Noël Burch Retrospektive 20.02.2003 - 18:30 to 22.02.2003 - 00:00 ZKM . 2024-05-20 . zkm.de . en.
6. Web site: What Do Those Old Films Mean? San Francisco Film Festival . 2024-05-20 . history.sffs.org.
7. Web site: Rosenbaum . Jonathan . 1985-10-26 . What Do Those Old Films Mean? . 2024-05-20 . Chicago Reader . en-US.
8. Web site: What do those old films mean WorldCat.org . 2024-05-20 . search.worldcat.org . en.
9. Web site: What Do Those Old Films Mean? Jonathan Rosenbaum . 2024-05-20 . jonathanrosenbaum.net.
10. Web site: Beckett . Colin . 2015-01-15 . Thom Andersen: The Hollywood Blacklist, Revisited . 2024-05-20 . Guernica . en-US.