Scott Lord on Silent Film

Scott Lord on Silent Film
Gendered spectatorship notwithstanding, in a way, the girl coming down the stairs is symbolic of the lost film itself, the unattainable She, idealized beauty antiquated (albeit it being the beginning of Modernism), with the film detective catching a glimpse of the extratextural discourse of periodicals and publicity stills concerning Lost Films, Found Magazines

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Swedish Nightingale



It would be less than only a decade after the first film appearance of actress Greta Garbo the Swedish Sphinx, that Virginia Bruce appeared as "the late Mrs. John Gilbert" in a portrayal of Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale.



Greta Garbo

Victor Seastrom
Greta Garbo Victor Sjostrom Silent Film at

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