 |
 |
 |
|
Anthony Asquith directed this literate period thriller in the late silent era long before his more recognized stage-to-screen works like Pygmalion. A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929, 87 mins.) is a prime example of the sophisticated narrative and cinematic techniques--expressive camera angles, eerie lighting, rapid editing--Asquith borrowed from earlier German and Soviet masters and wielded to great effect. While this picture helped raise the esteem Britons held for moviemaking in the thirties, the companion BFI documentary Silent Britain (David Thompson, 2006, 88 mins.) connotes the current reevaluation of British silent cinema, a veritable golden age. Written and presented by Matthew Sweet, it covers the early works of George Albert Smith, Cecil Hempworth, Maurice Elvey, Asquith, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Anthony Asquith/David Thompson---Great Britain---1929/2006---175 mins.
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|