What Do Those Old Films Mean?
19862h 36m7.0
TV Movie, Documentary
- Runtime
- 2h 36m
- Genre
- TV Movie
- Origin
- France
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Noël Burch
- Writing
- Noël Burch
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Jul 18, 1986
- Studio
- Channel 4 Television, Ministère de la culture
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