What Do Those Old Films Mean? 1985
7.5 / 10
What Do Those Old Films Mean?
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.
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.
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Release Date:
Nov 16, 1985 (France,United Kingdom)
Run Time:
2hr 36`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
France,United Kingdom
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Released
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What Do Those Old Films Mean?
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Noël Burch... Director
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... Himself(archive footage)
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Jorge Dana... Researcher
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