In the mood for a film history binge watch? Here is playlist with all the videos I've made about the silent era: ruclips.net/p/PLBDs4uGT2dm3xNouGyePQy6G-gCEGn59W&si=RJBkxWbyLg8yUgUy Also, let me know if you have a silent film we should add to the list!
One of my favorite things about silent films has to be the stunts. Just watch one silent film stunts compilation, remember that this was before CGI or really anything you could use to fake something, and witness your mind being blown. The ones with trains, like people actually jumping out of their car before a train destroys it, are some of the most impressive, as well as that one where the guy has to line himself up perfectly with the window of a house so that it doesn't fall on him.
Great video! Heres a few recommendations from us: Metropolis (1927) The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920) Battleship Potemkin (1925) Sherlock Jr (1924) The Kid (1921) The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) Nosferatu (1922) A Page of Madness (1926) Strike (1925) Dantes Inferno (1911) The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Man With a Moving Camera (1929) A Dogs Life (1918) Hopefully this list is somewhat useful to anyone!
Finally someone who gives One Week the appreciation it deserves. Imo it deserves to be named in the same sentence as Sherlock Jr. and The General when it comes to Keaton's all-time greatest films. If anyone wants some more recommendations: Pretty much anything by Fritz Lang, FW Murnau and Victor Sjöström.
I've been trying to get into the silent era for a while now, but my fried TikTok-brain can barely commit to anything. From what you've mentioned, I've only watched Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush & The Kid, which I thought were fantastic. Thanks for the recommendations. I'll try to watch most of them, if not all of them, to familiarize myself with film history. Speaking of film history, there's a small book called 'Where Is Hollywood (Who HQ)' which briefly talks about the history of films starting from 'The Great Train Robbery (1903)' until the late 2010s in a simplified but easy to remember way. I totally recommend it for my fellow film nerds.
I cannot recommend Buster Keaton enough, you should definitely start with his shorts! You’d be surprised how quickly our brain forgets about it being silent and in black and white after a few minutes of watching. Thanks for the book recommendation- I will check it out k it out. Actually the first video I did on this channel was about The Great Train Robbery, so it would be interesting to revisit that.
In addition to the recs, there are SO many silent shorts! Especially the very early ones (1900s-1910s) are actually very like TikTok I think, they´re basically little absurd gags and memes and very short. Very easy to watch like ten of those in a row, and you get used to the film language and move on to longer shorts
My first silent film was actually One Week, which I watched on New Year’s Day 2023, and now I have watched more than 60 silent films, including 23 features, of various genres. (Although a lot of Buster Keaton… A third of them are Keaton’s…)
@@TonisFilmClub In terms of features, Sherlock, Jr. is probably my favourite, if you consider it a feature. I also really liked Metropolis, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The General, The Kid, to name a top five. For short films my range is more limited and confined to mostly Buster Keaton and early Swedish animation, so One Week and The Goat are my favourites, although one recommendation is The Magic Brew, the earliest Swedish animated movie. It is a very short film which very nicely portrays the effects of alcohol on a person. I also enjoyed many aspects of Louis Feuillade’s crime serial Fantômas (1913-1914), although the individual episodes as well as the serial as a whole is a bit flawed I would say. I still have many movies to watch…
In the mood for a film history binge watch? Here is playlist with all the videos I've made about the silent era:
ruclips.net/p/PLBDs4uGT2dm3xNouGyePQy6G-gCEGn59W&si=RJBkxWbyLg8yUgUy
Also, let me know if you have a silent film we should add to the list!
One of my favorite things about silent films has to be the stunts. Just watch one silent film stunts compilation, remember that this was before CGI or really anything you could use to fake something, and witness your mind being blown. The ones with trains, like people actually jumping out of their car before a train destroys it, are some of the most impressive, as well as that one where the guy has to line himself up perfectly with the window of a house so that it doesn't fall on him.
Even more of a reason to love Buster Keaton!
Great video! Heres a few recommendations from us:
Metropolis (1927)
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Sherlock Jr (1924)
The Kid (1921)
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
Nosferatu (1922)
A Page of Madness (1926)
Strike (1925)
Dantes Inferno (1911)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Man With a Moving Camera (1929)
A Dogs Life (1918)
Hopefully this list is somewhat useful to anyone!
Спасибо за краткий экскурс, было интересно.
Good to have you back man!
Thank you! Happy that there is someone out there who still remembered this channel!
thank u!!! i watch eeeeevery video. keep going and never give up!!!
I really appreciate you for that, and sorry for all the terrible jokes you've endured!
@@TonisFilmClub i love it!!!!!
Finally someone who gives One Week the appreciation it deserves. Imo it deserves to be named in the same sentence as Sherlock Jr. and The General when it comes to Keaton's all-time greatest films.
If anyone wants some more recommendations:
Pretty much anything by Fritz Lang, FW Murnau and Victor Sjöström.
Thank you for the recommendations - will check them out!
"Кабинет доктора Калигари" был "Островом проклятых" за 100 лет до "Острова проклятых".
I've been trying to get into the silent era for a while now, but my fried TikTok-brain can barely commit to anything. From what you've mentioned, I've only watched Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush & The Kid, which I thought were fantastic. Thanks for the recommendations. I'll try to watch most of them, if not all of them, to familiarize myself with film history. Speaking of film history, there's a small book called 'Where Is Hollywood (Who HQ)' which briefly talks about the history of films starting from 'The Great Train Robbery (1903)' until the late 2010s in a simplified but easy to remember way. I totally recommend it for my fellow film nerds.
I cannot recommend Buster Keaton enough, you should definitely start with his shorts! You’d be surprised how quickly our brain forgets about it being silent and in black and white after a few minutes of watching.
Thanks for the book recommendation- I will check it out k it out. Actually the first video I did on this channel was about The Great Train Robbery, so it would be interesting to revisit that.
In addition to the recs, there are SO many silent shorts! Especially the very early ones (1900s-1910s) are actually very like TikTok I think, they´re basically little absurd gags and memes and very short. Very easy to watch like ten of those in a row, and you get used to the film language and move on to longer shorts
@@strangebeastie Fun thought about the early shorts feeling like tiktoks. Maybe someone can edit 15 second highlights and see how it is received.
@@TonisFilmClub great idea! with a modern score and stuff, I wonder what people would think
My first silent film was actually One Week, which I watched on New Year’s Day 2023, and now I have watched more than 60 silent films, including 23 features, of various genres. (Although a lot of Buster Keaton… A third of them are Keaton’s…)
Woah talk about catching up. Awesome! What are some of your favourites?
@@TonisFilmClub In terms of features, Sherlock, Jr. is probably my favourite, if you consider it a feature. I also really liked Metropolis, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The General, The Kid, to name a top five. For short films my range is more limited and confined to mostly Buster Keaton and early Swedish animation, so One Week and The Goat are my favourites, although one recommendation is The Magic Brew, the earliest Swedish animated movie. It is a very short film which very nicely portrays the effects of alcohol on a person. I also enjoyed many aspects of Louis Feuillade’s crime serial Fantômas (1913-1914), although the individual episodes as well as the serial as a whole is a bit flawed I would say. I still have many movies to watch…
Looks like we have a very similar taste!
I’m not familiar with The Magic Brew so will definitely check it out, thanks!
Gracias por poner subtitulos en inglés ahora con la tecnología de Google puedo traducirlos.
:)
Если говорить о хоррорах, то "Усталая смерть" тоже довольно интересно смотрится и по сей день.
I wouldn't call it horror, it's more historical, metaphysical melodrama.
@@fruzsimih7214, сойдёмся на том, что там есть элементы хоррора.
@@fruzsimih7214, сойдёмся на том, что в этом фильме есть элементы хоррора.
Let's look at Mae Busch....