Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
What Do Those Old Films Mean?
Status
released
Original Language
en

Where to watch free (US)

No free providers found in US.

Production Companies

Channel 4 Television logoChannel 4 Television
Ministère de la culture logoMinistère de la culture