Filmtip for a Filmtrip - Film Reviews

At the end of the First World War, women's emancipation ensured that women were given a new position in society. It was no longer possible to ignore the suffragettes. This social revolution was also reflected in fashion. Skirts and hairstyles became shorter, cigar holders became accessories. This was also reflected in the cinema, in particular in the newsreels in which fashion for the modern woman was shown. Couturiers who were mentioned on the intertitles and became stars. The films were often colored with a stencil method that accentuated the texture of the fabrics and approached the colors realistically. ‘Mode de Paris’ from 1926 shows that the beauty ideals for models differed from those of today. In the 1920s, beauty was not a requirement for a model. Because Paris was already the fashion capital at that time, the studios that produced these fashion journals gave these films the title Paris Fashions. Because these were not current news, they were able to show these fashion sho

L'enfant de la barricade (1907) "L'enfant de la barricade" is a short film from 1907 by Alice Guy-Blaché. Until recently, this film pioneer had been forgotten. Many of her early experiments and shorts were often attributed by film historians to her male colleagues. But it was Alice Guy Blaché who made the first film with a story in it in 1896. This is also one of them. As the daughter of a publisher and bookkeeper, it is not so strange that it was she who first came up with the idea to film a story. "L'enfant de la barricade" tells the simple story of a boy who is going to get milk for his mother. In the time of the French Revolution, that turned out to be a bit more difficult job than you might think. L'enfant de la barricade (1907) This was the last film Alice Guy Blaché would make before she left for America with her husband. That could explain the choice of theme. "L'enfant de la barricade" has a rather austere design.

Betty Compson “Born without soul, the spirit of rebellion now dominates Nancy, while the great soul of Georgina grieves for her sister.” Clive Brook and Betty Compson But by today's standards, Nancy is not a soulless woman at all why she should be grieved. The only thing she wants is the freedom to be able to choose which men she socialises with and make her own decisions. But Nancy is in a 1924 film. At that time men had enough on their plate handeling those annoying suffragettes who wanted voting rights. So daughters had to be kept on a tight leash. "The White Shadow" Filmposter When writing my reviews, I always have one rule that I always follow; I must have seen the whole movie. With this film I deviate once from that rule. I am talking about the movie "The White Shadow" from 1924. Many Hitchcock enthusiasts will remember 3 August 2011; the day The New Zealand National Film Preservation Foundation reported that a lost Hitchcock film had be

Max Linder is seen as the first international film star. He was the source of inspiration for slapstick comedians such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold LLoyd. Linder made more than 500 films, but unfortunately only 82 of them have been preserved. In most films, he plays the dandy Max who has all kinds of funny adventures. In this short film, Max falls in love with a somewhat erratic lady. She only wants to marry him if he can juggle. It goes without saying that he makes all kinds of attempts to learn that during the rest of the film. We see Arlette d'Umès here in the role of the potential bride. As far as I know, she has only played in 1 film. Linder, who often also directed his films, showed what he wanted from his actors once, rehearsed it once and then filmed it immediately. This film was written and directed by Camille de Morlhon, but I can imagine that he, too, did not rehearse and re-take too much. Everything looks so spontaneous. You can also see that

Holliday Grainger en Anna Paquin  ‘This town is too small for secrets’ This is not so much a love story about a "forbidden" love, but it is also about a child who slowly discovers how things work in the adult world. This film has a slow start (after about 30 minutes the pace picks up), but my patience is well rewarded at the end. An ending that raises some questions. Yet I didn't feel it had a very strange ending. Only after talking to someone about it for half an hour did I find out why the ending felt good to me. So does the aforementioned quote get a completely different meaning in the end. I think the filmmakers intended to make a film that makes you think. Gregor Selkirk The acting is very good. Especially Gregor Selkirk, who plays the son, is excellent. I have seen few young actors acting so convincingly and realistically. Anna Paquin I had to get used to Anna Paquin, who plays Dr. Jean Markham, because she reminded me a bit of BBC Kate

Mary Brian “Won’t you be my war hero?” In April 1917, America decided to take an active part in the armed conflict, in which by now so many countries were taking part in that it was already called 'The Great War' at that time. The reason why I leave aside for now, but the fact remains that about a year and a half later the First World War was over. America became a world power, there was economic growth and there was, despite the prohibition that was introduced in 1922, a feeling of optimism. People liked going to the cinema to laugh at the jokes of Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton. They belonged to the first generation of superstars that emerged in the 1920s. Mary Brian  and  Wallace Beery In 1926 enough time had passed to look back at this dramatic Great War in a more light-hearted way. (Okay, admitted that Chapin had no trouble at all making fun of the war even before it was over in his 'Shoulder Arms'). In Behind the Front, from 1926, S