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Posted by Thomas Dafnides (Member # 1851) on July 22, 2014, 09:34 PM:

I watched this silent film because it is the same story as , "That Hamilton Woman" with Vivien Leigh (about the affair of Admiral Nelson and Lady Hamilton). To my surprise, I thought the silent version was better than the later sound version (which I thought was good as well). I recommend it as a silent film. The opening exposition is slow but after the first 15 min it becomes very intense. There is something magical about a good silent film.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on July 23, 2014, 02:04 AM:

I love silent films. When talkies appeared it was the end of an universal language. Sadly many films from the silent era are lost and you almost don't see a silent film anymore on (European French speaking) tv channels.

Posted by Paul Mason (Member # 4015) on July 23, 2014, 03:01 AM:

Sadly the same applies to UK tv as well. Probably the last regular showings were the annual Thames silents where a restored film was given a gala premiere in London followed by a showing on ITV. I only managed to see one premiere of THE CHESS PLAYER in 1990 but it was a unique experience with Carl Davis conducting a full orchestra of his own score at the Dominion Theatre. The main credit goes to Kevin Brownlow and the late David Gill.

Posted by Guy Taylor, Jr. (Member # 786) on July 23, 2014, 10:02 AM:

It is sad to think how many lost films there are, particularly in the silent era. Of the silent feature films that were made in America, 70% are considered to be lost films; that's 7,608 titles. About 25% exist in complete or near complete form. The rest exists in incomplete form; in some cases as just a fragment.

If it were not for film collectors like ourselves many more would be lost.

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