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“THY SHALL BEAR WITNESS!” A CASE FOR THE CONTINUED ADMIRATION OF SILENT CINEMA

The Faithful Heart / Cœur fidèle (Jean Epstein, 1923), Pathé, France, 35mm, 87 minutes, Marie (Gina Manès)
The Faithful Heart / Cœur fidèle (Jean Epstein, 1923), Pathé, France, 35mm, 87 minutes, Marie (Gina Manès)

In a time of overwhelming and oppressive “realism” on screen, it’s worth looking back at the creative virtues of silent cinema