Despite the fact that I wasn't really a movie buff back then, in the era of the repertory theater I saw a fair number of classic movies, both in college and after I moved to Seattle. Then I sort of lost interest in the videotape era, only to get into film much more seriously in the DVD era.
As part of that deeper interest, I started getting into silent film, which I began to see as a distinct art form. It's interesting that it's making a bit of a comeback in contemporary film-making, particularly when you considered that silent films were basically tossed in the trash with the advent of sound. Only a very small percentage of silent films survive today, although some a merely buried in archives around the world.
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Date: 2008-12-30 09:14 pm (UTC)As part of that deeper interest, I started getting into silent film, which I began to see as a distinct art form. It's interesting that it's making a bit of a comeback in contemporary film-making, particularly when you considered that silent films were basically tossed in the trash with the advent of sound. Only a very small percentage of silent films survive today, although some a merely buried in archives around the world.