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An exceptioal patriotic war movie that follows the story of prince Alexander Nevsky from the apparent position of humble fisherman to a war hero leading his country in a successful campaign against invaders from Germany. It is 1242 and the story begins with Russia constantly being invaded by Mongol raiders, in their endless pursuit of land and treasure, when news comes of an impending attack by Teutonic knights. Some of the Russian hierarcy try, and succeed, in forming a non-aggression pact. These leaders are regarded as cowards and traitors by the people and Alexander is asked to lead the proletariat into battle against the new invaders.
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| Battleship Potemkin, The |
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Planned by the Soviet Central Committee to coincide with the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the unsuccessful 1905 Russian Revolution, this film was developed by the 27 year-old Sergei Eisenstein from less than one page of script from a planned eight-part epic that was intended to chronicle a large number of revolutionary actions.
This film, which was destined to become such an influential landmark in cinematographic history, opened in Moscow in January 1926. It ran for only 4 weeks.
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| Brimstone and Treacle |
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Rock star Sting delivers one of his finest performances as Martin Taylor, a mysterious stranger who arrives on the doorstep of the Bates household, and soon worms his way into their lives. Mr and Mrs Bates (Denholm Elliott and Joan Plowright) soon grow to trust Martin, but his intentions are less than honourable when it soon becomes clear that he is lusting after their comatose daughter.
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A classic tale of forbidden love
In a modern day fairy tale, Lucy is the young suffering daughter of prize fighter Battling Burrows, and has never known tenderness. Frequently beaten by her brutal father she is forced out into the street where she finds sanctuary with a Chinese shopkeeper. As the two form a romantic bond, all goes astray for the young lovers when Lucy’s father uncovers his daughter’s whereabouts.
Small in scale compared to Griffith’s mightier projects, Broken Blossoms is nevertheless one of his most beautiful films, and a landmark of the silent era.
Year of release 1919. Director D.W. Griffith
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| College - Special Edition |
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Fully Restored by Film Historian David Shepard.
Coming hard on the heels of Keaton's comic masterpiece, "The General", This was a relaxing romp in both setting and approach after the exacting precision of the American Civil War comic-drama. It was very typical Keaton material and a fine comedy, but did not sustain the tone Buster had achieved in "The General".
Had he realised that his professional independence was soon to end with the sale of the contract to MGM by Joe Schenk, he might not have been as happy-go-lucky, but when "College" was released on 9 September, 1927, Buster was at the top of the heap with every intention of staying there.
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