This weekend's edition of "Silent Sundays" on Turner Classic Movies features Max Linder, one of my very favorite silent film comedians. (Read about him here.)From TCM's website:
Seven Years Bad Luck (1921)
In this silent film, a man's attempts to avoid bad luck after he breaks a mirror lead straight to it. Dir: Max Linder Cast: Max Linder, Thelma Percy, Alta Allen. BW-62 mins, TV-G
This was one of a handful of films Linder made in America. Although he had been a huge success in Europe before World War I, he wasn't able to crack the American market and he soon after returned to France where he and his wife committed suicide.
I haven't seen Seven Years Bad Luck but I plan to set the recorder.
And if you don't feel like sitting up to midnight Sunday, you can still get your silent comedy fix at 8 p.m. when TCM shows Buster Keaton's classic The General. If you've never seen a silent film, this is the one I would start with.
I decided a few days ago after watching a documentary on early Hollywood that I would watch a silent film, I haven't watched one since I was little with my Granny. Will definitely check out The General. And thank you for adding me to your bloglist.
ReplyDeleteChris: May I respectfully suggest you *bag* the suggestion of The general, and see a real silent classic? Oh, I don't know, perhaps
ReplyDeleteThe Thief of Bagdad?!?
It's brilliant, exciting, moving. In sum: perfect.
My best to you and your film career,
--D
No disrespect to Keaton intended, of course; he was one'a the good ones. . . .
ReplyDeleteIn fact, I helped him get his start.
Oh, hell. I'll admit it: his The General is an amazingly good movie.