What Do Those Old Films Mean?

Noel Burch’s fascinating and well-made (if at times historically contestable) six-part BBC television series, about early silent cinema in Denmark, England, the Soviet Union, France, Germany, and the U.S., mixes beautiful clips of rare films with various social theories about their significance.

Director: Noël Burch

Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.