1920's Best Movies: 100 Years Later

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Rankings come from the overall list of the top 1,000 films at They Shoot Pictures, Don't They, and since two isn't enough, buttressed by titles I've seen on other lists.

Poll Results

OptionVotes
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (Robert Wiene; Germany) [#204] 4
BROKEN BLOSSOMS (D.W. Griffith; USA) [#267] 2
ONE WEEK (Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline; USA) 2
THE PARSON’S WIDOW (Carl Dreyer; Denmark) 1
THE GOLEM (Carl Boese and Paul Wegener; Germany) 1
EROTIKON (Mauritz Stiller; Sweden) 1
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS (Clarence Brown and Maurice Tourneur; USA) 0
MONASTERY OF SENDOMIR (Victor Sjöström; Sweden) 0
NEIGHBORS (Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline; USA) 0
LEAVES FROM SATAN'S BOOK (Carl Theodor Dreyer; Denmark) 0


Dirty Epic H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 18 June 2020 15:34 (three years ago) link

One Week, what else

brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 18 June 2020 16:03 (three years ago) link

I was going to see Broken Blossoms the day that theaters shut down here. I haven't seen any of these.

flappy bird, Thursday, 18 June 2020 16:44 (three years ago) link

I embedded a load of these here

https://centuriesofsound.com/2019/12/30/1920-in-film/

Cabinet for me. Broken Blossoms is nothing special imo.

Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 18 June 2020 16:51 (three years ago) link

mia:

Way Down East (Griffith)
Humoresque (Borzage)
Within Our Gates (Micheaux)

I've seen Caligari, the two Keatons above, Dreyer, Griffith, and of course a Hank Mann comedy short entitled Broken Bubbles.

The Golem is currently on the Criterion Channel, as are a couple Micheaux films.

brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 18 June 2020 17:16 (three years ago) link

I'm not crazy about Broken Blossoms either.

This'll be Caligari or One Week for me. Still need to see The Golem and Neighbors.

A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Thursday, 18 June 2020 17:21 (three years ago) link

Caligari forever

or something, Thursday, 18 June 2020 17:23 (three years ago) link

recently watched both of the Dreyers, Leaves From Satan's Book was ok but I really liked The Parson's Widow

Dan S, Thursday, 18 June 2020 23:10 (three years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Tuesday, 23 June 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link

Not wild about Caligari tbh. Tempted to vote One Week for being short and tight, though I'd forgotten about the pseudo-self-lynching gag about halfway through.

Juanita was robbed (Eric H.), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 15:57 (three years ago) link

My students liked Caligari more than I did.

TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 16:00 (three years ago) link

I guess TSPDT got the year wrong on Broken Blossoms, also. Ah well.

Juanita was robbed (Eric H.), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 16:16 (three years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Wednesday, 24 June 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link

though I'd forgotten about the pseudo-self-lynching gag about halfway through

jfc kill me now

brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 00:18 (three years ago) link

I thought you'd like that.

Juanita was robbed (Eric H.), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 00:53 (three years ago) link

didnt know BK did blackface in that one

brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 00:55 (three years ago) link

Time for the showdown: The Best Movies Of Years Celebrating An Anniversary Divisible By 10 (1920-2010)

Juanita was robbed (Eric H.), Thursday, 25 June 2020 14:34 (three years ago) link


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