Erich von Stroheim

Cecelia 2022-03-22 09:02:57

Eisenstein criticized Griffith's obsession with the concept of parallel montages. Consider "Party and Diversity," which consists of four cross-cut stories, a narrative structure that occasionally returns to the single image of the mother's cradle. These four stories of parallel development finally...

Bridgette 2022-03-24 09:03:46

The exaggerated movements and expressions are made up of short shots. Griffith seldom uses the moving shots created by the Brighton School and the method of switching shooting angles for the same object. It

can be imagined that this film is far less popular than "The Birth of a Nation". The reason...

Earline 2022-04-23 07:05:17

So many big scenes turned out to be choreographed casually. Former investors are so relieved.. If the narrative ratio of the four stories is so unbalanced, why not just tell 2 or 3 stories to reduce rhythm conflicts..

Constantin 2022-03-28 09:01:13

In 1925, "Film Magazine" published the article "Failure of the Ideal Blockbuster", such a complex film was placed in Shanghai at that time, and the audience was indeed incomprehensible. Judging from today's markings, Griffith's masterpiece is unparalleled, and he does not hesitate to show the cruelty of ancient warfare. The parallel editing and the last-minute rescue are thrilling, and the emotions are really as the director said, like four streams converging into a raging tide of dykes bursting.