Tag Archives: Sergei Eisenstein

Pete’s Peek | Fritz Lang’s epic Die Nibelungen is The Lord of the Rings of the silent era

Posted on 18 December 2012 by peter

Drawn from German myth, and the basis for Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle of operas, Fritz Lang‘s expressionistic five-hour 1924 epic Die Nibelungen has been given a glorious HD restoration in this new release from The Masters of Cinema. The story … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | The early Soviet cinema pioneers who really made silence golden

Posted on 9 April 2012 by peter

Early Soviet cinema may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but there’s no doubting the impact it has had on the history of cinema – and the recent success of The Artist has proved that even in 2012 there’s still … Continue reading →

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