A survey of the prolific director's early works. In Harakiri (Paul Biensfeldt, 1919/80 min.), the beautiful O-Take-San is chased by a vile monk who wishes to make her a geisha of the Forbidden... more
Freshly mastered from the finest international archival material available, this five-part series explores the genesis of cinema featuring more than 133 silent films. Includes Vol. 1: The Great Train... more
LOVE & ANARCHY: In pre-World War II Italy, the employees of a popular Roman bordello realize that a new arrival (Giancarlo Giannini, Hannibal, Casino Royale) is planning to assassinate Mussolini.... more
The groundbreaking years of the film industry are well represented in these archival treasures by three distinguished filmmakers from the Gaumont Film Company. The world's largest film archives have... more