Flixtheatre

What Do Those Old Films Mean?

1985 156 min 6.0

Overview

Noel Burch’s fascinating and well-made (if at times historically contestable) six-part BBC television series, about early silent cinema in Denmark, England, the Soviet Union, France, Germany, and the U.S., mixes beautiful clips of rare films with various social theories about their significance.

Details

Status: Released
Release Date: 1985-11-16
Production: Channel 4 Television, Ministère de la culture