The Silent Treatment
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Silent film fans, the time has come to rejoice! Every first Wednesday of the month, get ready to receive The Silent Treatment: our ongoing series of artfully chosen feature films from all corners of the pre-sound era — choice picks that are rarely screened theatrically, or are not available on DVD! Curated by film archivists/TST Newsletter publishers Brandee Cox and Steven Hill, The Silent Treatment showcases a wide variety of early cinema in the best available formats for film lovers with an enthusiastic and adventurous spirit. For breaking news on what films/special guests will be on tap for future shows, check out TST’s Facebook fan page! In addition, get the lowdown on all your favorite silent stars and filmmakers with TST’s bi-monthly digest, available for free download at the Silent Treatment website! Special support provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
THE SILENT TREATMENT: Pola Negri in "Barbed Wire" (1927)
“It isn’t really a war picture at all. It’s a peace picture. It holds out the hope that, in time, we may forget all about war and war pictures and just have a good time, which will throw that kettle-drummer out of a job, but otherwise will be all for the best.” — Screenland
Many of the sirens that silent cinema has to offer have graced the Cinefamily screen with a delicate, angelic charm — but tonight’s star slayed her suitors with unforgettably dark features and tantalizing villainy. It’s no wonder that Pola Negri was the reigning silent queen of femme fatales — her affairs with Chaplin and Valentino ensured that, both onscreen and off, her tumultuous love life commanded the sort of attention only a brilliantly scandalous vamp could elicit. The sparks fly when tonight’s emotional spectacular brings together Negri (playing against type) as a quiet French farm girl, and Clive Brook as an encamped German POW, in a forbidden-love, through-the-fence romance. Music by Cinefamily resident accompanist Cliff Retallick!
Dir. Rowland V. Lee, 1927, 16mm, 79 min. (Archival 16mm print courtesy of the George Eastman House)
THE SILENT TREATMENT: Dressed To Kill (1928)
Description coming soon…Music by resident Cinefamily accompanist Cliff Retallick!
Dressed To Kill Dir. Irving Cummings, 1928, 35mm, 70 min. (Archival print courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art)
