roverrocks Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Enjoyed viewing this fine silent over the weekend on TCM. This is the only movie I believe I have ever watched where I felt like I needed hosing off or power washed afterwards. The wind and the dust and the pervasive grit felt like they had entered my pores. A thumbs up for this fine film. Lilian Gish: an American institution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffite Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 The Wind was my break through silent movie oh so long ago. Prior to this, silent films were a little to far outside the box for me. But I hung in with this one to the very end and it opened the door. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Hearts Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 It's a glorious film, such raw emotional power. 1926-1928 really had silent cinema at its artistic peak, or at least as far as it was permitted to peak before talkies intruded. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 This is one of the all-time great silents. And Ms. Gish is a wonder. Interestly enough, they gave the ending a more positive feel than in the novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete H Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 It's an absolutely magical film! It's one of my top 5 favorite movies. The 1st time I stumbled across this film, I caught it near the beginning, but after the introduction by Miss Gish. I was mesmerized! It was some time later when I saw the complete film, including the introduction by Gish. Needless to say, it made quite an impression! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 It's an absolutely magical film! It's one of my top 5 favorite movies. The 1st time I stumbled across this film, I caught it near the beginning, but after the introduction by Miss Gish. I was mesmerized! It was some time later when I saw the complete film, including the introduction by Gish. Needless to say, it made quite an impression! Welcome to the message boards, Pete. Normally, I don't care for intros where stars wax nostalgic about their glory days. But in this case, Gish's intro is so poignant (grappling with the end of the silent film era and its artistic peak), you can't help but be drawn into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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