In the 20's most film
production moved west to Hollywood leaving
just
a few film studios back east.
Although silent films grew in popularity a
new contender was on the horizon. Below is
a selection of the most influential films of
this time period.
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The
Gold Rush -
by Charles Chaplin
In the quest for gold, the Tramp
heads to Klondike Alaska. In the process
he faces starvation, rough characters and
meets a beautiful dance-hall girl.
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The
General -
by Buster Keaton
An engineer tries to join the
service during the civil war
but is turned
down. When his favorite train and his favorite
girl are taken
by the Union army, he must do anything
he can to save them both.
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Battleship
Potemkin -
by Sergei Eisenstein
The crew members of the battleship
potemkin rise up against the oppressive
ships officers. The government confronts
them in the town of Odessa, resulting
in the Odessa steps massacre.
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The
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari -
by Robert Wiene
Friends Alan, Jane and Francis
attend a local fair.
That's where they meet
Dr. Caligari and his fortune teller
Cesare. A grim prediction leaves Alan
dead. Then Jane is abducted and Francis
is left to find out who is responsible.
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Metropolis -
by Fritz Lang
In the future everyone
is divided into two groups, the workers
and the thinkers. Infatuated by a female
worker, a thinker follows her
to the underworld. There he
is appalled by their conditions
and decides to join their rebellion.
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Nosferatu
- by F. W. Murnau
Real estate agent Hutter becomes imprisoned
in Count Orlock's castle. Infatuated
with Hutter's wife Ellen, the Count
travels to Bremen to find her. Hutter
escapes to save Ellen, but only she
can end the mysterious deaths that
follow the Count's arrival.
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Un
Chien Andalou
- by Luis Bunuel & Salvador Dali
The short film
is a collection
of shocking scenes and imagery that
are apparently
non-related. Seen as a masterpiece
of the surrealist movement.
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