Enoch Arden, a humble fisherman, marries Annie Lee. He signs on as a sailor to make more money to support their growing family. A storm wrecks his ship, but Enoch swims to a deserted island. Annie waits vainly for his return.Read More »
Linda Arvidson
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D.W. Griffith – Enoch Arden: Part I (1911)
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D.W. Griffith & G.W. Bitzer – The Adventures of Dollie (1908)
1901-1910ActionD.W. GriffithG.W. BitzerSilentThe Birth of CinemaOn a warm and sunny summer’s day, a mother and father take their young daughter Dollie on a riverside outing. A gypsy basket peddler happens along, and is angered when the mother refuses to buy his wares. He attacks mother and daughter but is driven off by the father. Later the gypsy sneaks back and kidnaps the girl. A rescue party is organized but the gypsy conceals the child in a 30 gallon barrel which he precariously places on the tail of the wagon. He and his gypsy-wife make their getaway by fording the river with the wagon. The barrel, with Dollie still inside, breaks free, tumbling into into the river; it starts floating toward the peril of a nearby waterfall…
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D.W. Griffith – The Unchanging Sea (1910)
1901-1910D.W. GriffithDramaSilentUSAIn this story set at a seaside fishing village and inspired by a Charles Kingsley poem, a young couple’s happy life is turned about by an accident. The husband, although saved from drowning, loses his memory. A child is on the way, and soon a daughter is born to his wife. We watch the passage of time, as his daughter matures and his wife ages. The daughter becomes a lovely young woman, herself ready for marriage. One day on the beach, the familiarity of the sea and the surroundings triggers a return of her father’s memory, and we are reminded that although people age and change, the sea and the ways of the fisherfolk remain eternal.Read More »
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Danièle Huillet & Jean-Marie Straub – Proposta in quattro parti (1985)
Arthouse1981-1990ClassicsDanièle HuilletItalyJean-Marie StraubMore material from Straub and Huillet. RAI TV capture.
Proposta 1: Accaparramento di granoRead More »