D. W. Griffith (1875–1948)
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David Llewelyn Wark Griffith, commonly known as D.W. Griffith (1875-1948), American film director
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Griffith Masterworks: The Birth of a Nation: The Civil War Films of D.W. Griffith (1910) — Ohjaaja — 5 kappaletta
Griffith Masterworks (The Birth of a Nation / Intolerance / Broken Blossoms / Orphans of the Storm / Biograph Shorts… 5 kappaletta
Griffith Masterworks: Biograph Shorts 1909-1913 4 kappaletta
The Birth of a Nation (Bonus: Rare Sound Interview with D.W. Griffith) — Ohjaaja — 4 kappaletta
The House with Closed Shutters [1910 film] — Ohjaaja — 3 kappaletta
His Trust Fulfilled [1911 film] — Ohjaaja — 3 kappaletta
Hearts of the World [1918 film] 3 kappaletta
The Sealed Room [1909 film] 2 kappaletta
The Usurer [1910 fim] — Ohjaaja — 2 kappaletta
In The Border States [1910 film] — Ohjaaja — 2 kappaletta
The Avenging Conscience [1914 film] 2 kappaletta
D. W. Griffith: Years of Discovery, 1901-1913 DVD 2 kappaletta
The Curtain Pole 2 kappaletta
The Country Doctor 2 kappaletta
America 1 kappale
It'snt Life Wonderful 1 kappale
The Unchanging Sea 1 kappale
An Unseen Enemy 1 kappale
The Violin Maker of Cremona 1 kappale
What Drink Did 1 kappale
Sally of the Sawdust 1 kappale
Divided We Fall - 10 Civil War Movies: Abraham Lincoln , Hearts in Bondage, The Arizona Kid, Colorado, Santa Fe Trail,… (2015) — Ohjaaja — 1 kappale
Martyrs of the Alamo [1915 film] 1 kappale
Griffith Masterworks: Volume 2 1 kappale
Way Down East [Blu-ray] 1 kappale
That Uncertain Feeling | Meet John Doe | Broken Blossoms — Ohjaaja — 1 kappale
D.W. Griffith Presents Abraham Lincoln 1 kappale
Those Awful Hats 1 kappale
What the Daisy Said [1910 film] 1 kappale
One Exciting Night (Silent) 1 kappale
Joyas del cine (33). Intolerancia 1 kappale
The Battle of the Sexes 1 kappale
True Heart Susie & Hoodoo Ann [DVD] 1 kappale
A Child of the Ghetto 1 kappale
Joyas del cine (28): Lirios rotos 1 kappale
Lady of the Pavements [1929 film] 1 kappale
Rose O'Salem Town 1 kappale
Swords and Hearts 1 kappale
The Fugitive 1 kappale
Short films of D.W. Griffith 1 kappale
Her Terrible Ordeal 1 kappale
Her First Biscuits 1 kappale
The Gibson Goddess [1909 film] 1 kappale
Friends 1 kappale
The Last Deal 1 kappale
Enoch Arden 1 kappale
A Drunkard's Reformation 1 kappale
1776, or The Hessian Renegades 1 kappale
Confidence 1 kappale
A Calamitous Elopement 1 kappale
The Burglar's Dilemma 1 kappale
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals 1 kappale
The Last Drop of Water 1 kappale
Sweet and Twenty 1 kappale
One is Business, the Other Crime 1 kappale
The Sunbeam 1 kappale
An Arcadian Maid [1910 film] — Ohjaaja — 1 kappale
Resurrection 1 kappale
The Renunciation 1 kappale
Pippa Passes 1 kappale
The Painted Lady 1 kappale
Muggsy's First Sweetheart 1 kappale
The Lesser Evil 1 kappale
Modern Prodigal 1 kappale
Origins of the Gangster Film: D.W. Griffith's The Narrow Road (1912) and Maurice Tourneur's Alias Jimmy Valentine… (1993) — Ohjaaja — 1 kappale
message from space 1 kappale
The Mended Lute 1 kappale
The Massacre 1 kappale
Lines of White On A Sullen Sea 1 kappale
The Light That Came 1 kappale
The Miser's Heart 1 kappale
Associated Works
The Movies Begin, Volume 5: Comedy, Spectacle, and New Horizons [Videorecording] (2002) — Ohjaaja — 3 kappaletta
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Yleistieto
- Kanoninen nimi
- Griffith, D. W.
- Virallinen nimi
- Griffith, David Llewelyn Wark
- Syntymäaika
- 1875-01-22
- Kuolinaika
- 1948-07-23
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Oldham County, Kentucky, USA
- Kuolinpaikka
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Ammatit
- film director
- Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Erotteluhuomautus
- David Llewelyn Wark Griffith, commonly known as D.W. Griffith (1875-1948), American film director
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This is one of film pioneer D.W. Griffith's most rich and beautiful silent films. Griffith transformed A. D'Ennery’s 19th century play into a mesmerizing and heartfelt epic which never lags, its stars and story holding the viewer’s attention with its beauty and drama. The contrast of excess and poverty which brought about the French Revolution is told through the moving story of a blind orphan girl and the “sister” who sacrifices all to care for her. The casting of real sisters Lillian and Dorothy Gish in the parts of Louise and Henriette proved a fortunate one, both giving a sterling account of their considerable talents.
Lushly photographed by Billy Bitzer, Griffith shows the ornate beauty of aristocratic life, and how much at odds it was with the tremendous poverty in the streets. His genius here, however, was using the giant canvas as a backdrop to the more intimate story of Henriette (Lillian Gish) and her blind sister, Louise (Dorothy Gish). It made for a fast-moving and incredibly entertaining film, rather than some cerebral historical epic which looks great but has difficulty holding your attention.
When the plague takes the lives of both their parents, Henriette vows to care for her blind sister Louise, abandoned on their doorstep as a baby. The two have grown up as sisters and it is that love which carries them through the storm about to engulf France. It is to Paris they travel in hopes of restoring Louise’s sight; a place where Henriette’s beauty does not go unnoticed. A crass aristocrat showing more concern for his horses than the poor young Parisian girl he runs over abducts Henriette, leaving the blind Louise on her own.
There is one aristocrat with a heart, however, and young Chevalier (Joseph Schildkraut) falls deeply in love with Henriette, offering a bethrothal ring. Though she loves the young man, she has promised not to marry without her sister's approval. While Chevalier tries to find Louise, Henriette befriends the voice of the downtrodden, Danton (Monte Blue), only to find herself imprisoned, leaving Louise is at the mercy of street people. Louise is not without her protector either, however, even though it comes in the form of a cowardly street urchin named Pierre (Frank Puglia).
But a shadow hangs over Henriette’s happiness, as there are twists and turns, a coming together and parting, and a possible execution during the Revolution that makes for great silent film excitement. Both Lillian and Dorothy Gish are wonderful here. Each have that dainty beauty which enabled them to play younger than they were in real-life. Those who doubt Lillian’s physical appeal, however, will no longer do so after viewing this romantic historical epic. One scene in particular, as an umbrella clad Henriette braces the rain, offers ample evidence that a beautiful woman lurked just beneath Gish’s child-like beauty.
Creighton Hale and Lucille La Verne lend support, but this film truly belongs to the Gish sisters. This Alpha version is surprisingly good, with a fitting classical score accompanying the action. The film itself is a dazzling spectacle, its mix of sentiment and heroics nearly unequaled in American cinema. A fantastic silent film which is as artistic as it is entertaining. A true American masterpiece.… (lisätietoja)