What Do Those Old Films Mean?

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.

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks

Himself(archive footage)

Mary Pickford

Herself(archive footage)