If you try and think about some of the most intense movies of all time, the silent era probably isn't where you're going to go first. After all, the usual suspects intensity-wise came decades on from ...
Paris in the 1920s comes to Dartmoor with a rare screening of a landmark silent film with the added attraction of live music.
Before sound, cinema spoke through faces, gestures, and images that transcended language. Silent filmmakers mastered visual storytelling, using body language, symbolism, and editing to move audiences.
Visit the historic sites of the city as they looked after WWI in this rare travel footage from the Prelinger Archive. In addition to the video below, Hawkes shot a number of amazing stills which you ...