Choose your favorite films from 1918 (according to IMDb).
– Each person votes for up to 20 movies. Do not feel compelled to fill the maximum allowable number, if you're enthusiastic about fewer than twenty.
– Do not rank the films except the number 1, it gets two points..
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Deadline for 1918 lists will be Thursday, Aug 1st at approximately 1 PM Pacific Time.
1918 Poll
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Lencho of the Apes
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1918 Poll
The opposite of 'reify' is... ?
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Lencho of the Apes
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Seen, loved:
Father Sergius - Protazanov
Shoulder Arms - Chaplin
Everything that's known to be available online:
All Night -
Amarilly Clothes
Anna Karenina - Márton Garas
Die Augen Der Mummy Ma
Baryshnya i khuligan - Yevgeni Slavinsky & Vladimir Mayakovsky
Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs 14 m
Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru/ Outlaw, Wife -Victor Sjöström
The Blue Bird - Tourneur
Blue blazes Rawden
The Bond - Chaplin
Die Börsenkönigin - Edmund Edel
Bud's Recruit 25 m
Il canto della fede/Song Of Faith - Filippo Butera
Carmen
The Craving -
Le Dixieme Symphonie - Gance
A Dog's Life
Engineer Prite's Project - Kuleshov
Fabiola
Father Sergius -
The floor below - Clarence G. Badger
Folkets ven - Holger-Madsen
The Forbidden City
Frate Sole
Harry wird Millionär - Emil Albes
Hearts Of Humanity
Hearts Of The World - Griffith
Hell Bent - John Ford
Himmelskibet/Trip To Mars - Holger-Madsen
O Homem dos Olhos Tortos - José Leitão de Barros & Luís Reis Santos
Im Lebenswirbel -
Johanna Enlists
Klor Dame -
Knocknagow - Fred O'Donovan
The Life Story of David Lloyd George - Maurice Elvey
Masterkatten i stovlar/Puss IIn Boots - John W. Brunius
Mickey
Molchi, grust, molchi/ Be Silent My Sorrow Be Silent - Pyotr Chardynin & Cheslav Sabinsky
My Cousin X
1919 Nelson; The Story of Englands Immortal Naval Hero - Maurice Elvey.
Old Wives for New - Cecil B. DeMille
A Pair of Silk Stockings
Revolutionens Datter -
Rilka, the gypsy queen - F. Martin Thornton
The Rose of Rhodesia - Harold M. Shaw X
Sanz y el secreto de su arte
Shiifting Sands - 46 of 60?
Shoulder Arms - Chaplin
Slaegternes kamp - Ernst Dittmer
Spying The Spy 16 m
Stella Maris - Neilan
Tarzan Of The Apes -
Thomas Graals bästa barn /TGs Best Kid - Stiller
Tih Minh - Louis Feuillade
Triple Trouble 23 m
The Unbeliever
The Whispering Chorus - Cecil B. DeMille
Father Sergius - Protazanov
Shoulder Arms - Chaplin
Everything that's known to be available online:
All Night -
Amarilly Clothes
Anna Karenina - Márton Garas
Die Augen Der Mummy Ma
Baryshnya i khuligan - Yevgeni Slavinsky & Vladimir Mayakovsky
Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs 14 m
Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru/ Outlaw, Wife -Victor Sjöström
The Blue Bird - Tourneur
Blue blazes Rawden
The Bond - Chaplin
Die Börsenkönigin - Edmund Edel
Bud's Recruit 25 m
Il canto della fede/Song Of Faith - Filippo Butera
Carmen
The Craving -
Le Dixieme Symphonie - Gance
A Dog's Life
Engineer Prite's Project - Kuleshov
Fabiola
Father Sergius -
The floor below - Clarence G. Badger
Folkets ven - Holger-Madsen
The Forbidden City
Frate Sole
Harry wird Millionär - Emil Albes
Hearts Of Humanity
Hearts Of The World - Griffith
Hell Bent - John Ford
Himmelskibet/Trip To Mars - Holger-Madsen
O Homem dos Olhos Tortos - José Leitão de Barros & Luís Reis Santos
Im Lebenswirbel -
Johanna Enlists
Klor Dame -
Knocknagow - Fred O'Donovan
The Life Story of David Lloyd George - Maurice Elvey
Masterkatten i stovlar/Puss IIn Boots - John W. Brunius
Mickey
Molchi, grust, molchi/ Be Silent My Sorrow Be Silent - Pyotr Chardynin & Cheslav Sabinsky
My Cousin X
1919 Nelson; The Story of Englands Immortal Naval Hero - Maurice Elvey.
Old Wives for New - Cecil B. DeMille
A Pair of Silk Stockings
Revolutionens Datter -
Rilka, the gypsy queen - F. Martin Thornton
The Rose of Rhodesia - Harold M. Shaw X
Sanz y el secreto de su arte
Shiifting Sands - 46 of 60?
Shoulder Arms - Chaplin
Slaegternes kamp - Ernst Dittmer
Spying The Spy 16 m
Stella Maris - Neilan
Tarzan Of The Apes -
Thomas Graals bästa barn /TGs Best Kid - Stiller
Tih Minh - Louis Feuillade
Triple Trouble 23 m
The Unbeliever
The Whispering Chorus - Cecil B. DeMille
The opposite of 'reify' is... ?
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Evelyn Library P.I.
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Only one favourite at press time: Lubitsch's Ich möchte kein Mann sein. Understand why it wouldn't work for many people, but personally I find it heartwrenchingly and affirmingly resonant with (my) (trans)gender experience. Will try to watch several others and see what strikes my fancy 
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!1. The Outlaw and His Wife (Victor Sjöström, 1918)
"A Dog's Life" (Charles Chaplin, 1918)
Branding Broadway (William S. Hart, 1918)
"A Dog's Life" (Charles Chaplin, 1918)
Branding Broadway (William S. Hart, 1918)
ok, this will work a bit better for me.
tih minh (feuillade)
the outlaw and his wife (sjöström)
i don't want to be a man (lubitsch)
be silent, sorrow, be silent (chardynin, sabinsky, etc.) [when in the world did i watch this?]
the birth of shri krishna (phalke)
a dog's life (chaplin)
the lighthouse keeper's daughter (klercker)
not sure what to watch, but i'll look for suggestions from other people and hopefully will be able to fit a few in.
tih minh (feuillade)
the outlaw and his wife (sjöström)
i don't want to be a man (lubitsch)
be silent, sorrow, be silent (chardynin, sabinsky, etc.) [when in the world did i watch this?]
the birth of shri krishna (phalke)
a dog's life (chaplin)
the lighthouse keeper's daughter (klercker)
not sure what to watch, but i'll look for suggestions from other people and hopefully will be able to fit a few in.
"Most esteemed biographer of Peter Barrington Hutton"
the outlaw and his wife (sjostrom) a long time favorite
tih-minh (feuillade) is awesome
i don't want to be a man (lubitsch) w/ossi oswalda!!
a dog's life (chaplin)
shoulder arms (chaplin)
carnevalesca (palermi)
i'll probably try to check some more for this one too. maybe...
carmen (lubitsch)
the blue bird (m tourneur)
stella maris (neilan)
the whispering chorus (de mille)
der ewige zweifel (oswald)
himmelskibet/a trip to mars (holger-madsen)
carnevalesca (palermi) w/lydia borelli!
tih-minh (feuillade) is awesome
i don't want to be a man (lubitsch) w/ossi oswalda!!
a dog's life (chaplin)
shoulder arms (chaplin)
carnevalesca (palermi)
i'll probably try to check some more for this one too. maybe...
carmen (lubitsch)
the blue bird (m tourneur)
stella maris (neilan)
the whispering chorus (de mille)
der ewige zweifel (oswald)
himmelskibet/a trip to mars (holger-madsen)
carnevalesca (palermi) w/lydia borelli!
Last edited by rischka on Thu Jul 18, 2019 1:11 am, edited 3 times in total.
one of the years from which i've seen the least,
The Outlaw and his Wife (Victor Sjostrom)
Mickey (F Richard Jones/James Young)
Frauds and Frenzies (Larry Semon)
Dunces and Dangers (Larry Semon)
I Don't Want to be a Man (Ernst Lubitsch)
Two-Gun Gussie (Alfred Goulding)
The Non-Stop Kid (Gilbert Pratt)
The Outlaw and his Wife (Victor Sjostrom)
Mickey (F Richard Jones/James Young)
Frauds and Frenzies (Larry Semon)
Dunces and Dangers (Larry Semon)
I Don't Want to be a Man (Ernst Lubitsch)
Two-Gun Gussie (Alfred Goulding)
The Non-Stop Kid (Gilbert Pratt)
1. Les enfants de France et de la guerre (Henri Desfontaines)
The Blue Bird (Maurice Tourneur)
Be Silent, Sorrow, Be Silent (Pyotr Chardynin/Cheslav Sabinsky)
I Don't Want to Be a Man (Ernst Lubitsch)
The Blue Bird (Maurice Tourneur)
Be Silent, Sorrow, Be Silent (Pyotr Chardynin/Cheslav Sabinsky)
I Don't Want to Be a Man (Ernst Lubitsch)
seen like 15 films from this year. So I don't know zilch.
But I love these two:
01. Ich mochte kein Mann sein "I Don't Want to Be a Man" (Ernst Lubitsch, Germany)
02. Shoulder Arms! (Charles Chaplin, USA)
But I love these two:
01. Ich mochte kein Mann sein "I Don't Want to Be a Man" (Ernst Lubitsch, Germany)
02. Shoulder Arms! (Charles Chaplin, USA)
"I too am a child burned by future experiences, fallen back on myself and already suspecting the certainty that in the end only those will prove benevolent who believe in nothing." – Marran Gosov
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Pretentious Hipster
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The Life Story of David Lloyd George (Maurice Elvey)
Himmelskibet [A Trip to Mars] (Holger Madsen)
Himmelskibet [A Trip to Mars] (Holger Madsen)
italian cinema double feature w/dir. amleto palermi. first up is a feuillade like serial adventure called il gioiello di khama
our hero who i refer to as old deniro, plays a dual role as eccentric millionaire and bohemian painter, allowing him to trade places with himself
it seems an angry indian cult is after him for stealing a jewel from their idol or some nonsense, with dastardly methods including trying to make him die of thirst
it's all a bit silly but occasionally fun. there's a marked lack of lyda borelli
our hero who i refer to as old deniro, plays a dual role as eccentric millionaire and bohemian painter, allowing him to trade places with himself
it seems an angry indian cult is after him for stealing a jewel from their idol or some nonsense, with dastardly methods including trying to make him die of thirst
it's all a bit silly but occasionally fun. there's a marked lack of lyda borelli
Last edited by rischka on Sun Jul 14, 2019 3:26 am, edited 3 times in total.
more than made up for with our second feature, carnevalesca
life is apparently a carnival for carefree aristocrats
unless you're meeting someone unsuitable on the sly or
fighting your siblings over the inheritance, you might even
accidentally stab someone while in the throes of passion. if you were lyda borelli
not as much fun as malombra but better than il gioiello with a few striking compositions. and lyda borelli ofc
life is apparently a carnival for carefree aristocrats
unless you're meeting someone unsuitable on the sly or
fighting your siblings over the inheritance, you might even
accidentally stab someone while in the throes of passion. if you were lyda borelli
not as much fun as malombra but better than il gioiello with a few striking compositions. and lyda borelli ofc
A Dog's Life is pretty fun. Top-tier Chaplin short, I'll have to check out Shoulder Arms, too
the bluebird is kind of disturbing... those creepy unborn children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhjSzjoU7OQ
keep the nightlight on inside the birdhouse in your soul....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhjSzjoU7OQ
keep the nightlight on inside the birdhouse in your soul....
MR. FIX-IT
A DOG'S LIFE
A DOG'S LIFE
These matters are best disposed of from a great height. Over water.
1918 isn't yet the year that I can start taking movies seriously, but it has its minor charms, not the least of which is Les enfants de France et de la guerre (Henri Desfontaines). The title says it all. Interesting for its documentary scenes and its lovely lighting.
Next up: One or two by Ingmar Bergman's favorite forgotten pioneer of the Swedish screen, Georg af Klercker.
Next up: One or two by Ingmar Bergman's favorite forgotten pioneer of the Swedish screen, Georg af Klercker.
Have a look at all the picnics of the intellect: These conceptions! These discoveries! Perspectives! Subtleties! Publications! Congresses! Discussions! Institutes! Universities! Yet: one senses nothing but stupidity. - Gombrowicz, Diary
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Lencho of the Apes
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The opposite of 'reify' is... ?
1918 isn't very exciting and I'll see no more. Final:
The Outlaw and His Wife
Les enfants de France et de la guerre (Henri Desfontaines)
Father Sergius
I Don't Want to Be a Man
Shoulder Arms
Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent (Pyotr Chardynin)
The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter (Georg af Klercker)
The Outlaw and His Wife
Les enfants de France et de la guerre (Henri Desfontaines)
Father Sergius
I Don't Want to Be a Man
Shoulder Arms
Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent (Pyotr Chardynin)
The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter (Georg af Klercker)
Have a look at all the picnics of the intellect: These conceptions! These discoveries! Perspectives! Subtleties! Publications! Congresses! Discussions! Institutes! Universities! Yet: one senses nothing but stupidity. - Gombrowicz, Diary
pola negri in carmen is a nice warmup for die bergkatze a few years later
nothing very spectacular for lubitsch though.
nothing very spectacular for lubitsch though.
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Lencho of the Apes
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Two things from 1918 worthy of a quick mention:
Hell Bent - John Ford. The pictorial sense that guided Ford's use of landscape is already very well-developed here, some striking, magical shots... fighting against a sorta silly hero vs badhats story.
Bud's Recuits - King Vidor. Super-early Vidor, but already very competent in his film grammar, and an interesting editorializing stance behind the narrative that *could* easily be read as pacifist/anti-military. Not but a featurette, 25 or 30 minutes long.
Hell Bent - John Ford. The pictorial sense that guided Ford's use of landscape is already very well-developed here, some striking, magical shots... fighting against a sorta silly hero vs badhats story.
Bud's Recuits - King Vidor. Super-early Vidor, but already very competent in his film grammar, and an interesting editorializing stance behind the narrative that *could* easily be read as pacifist/anti-military. Not but a featurette, 25 or 30 minutes long.
The opposite of 'reify' is... ?
Old Wives for New
Very good
Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru (The Outlaw and His Wife)
The Whispering Chorus
Tih Minh
Vendémiaire
Good
'Blue Blazes' Rawden
Die Augen der Mumie Ma (The Eyes of the Mummy)
Fyrvaktarens dotter (The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter)
Hearts of the World
Hell Bent
Ich möchte kein Mann sein (I Don't Want to Be a Man)
La dixième symphonie (The Tenth Symphony)
The Rose of Rhodesia
Thomas Graals bästa barn (Thomas Graal's Best Child)
To see before the deadline
Himmelskibet
Wanted
Prunella
Very good
Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru (The Outlaw and His Wife)
The Whispering Chorus
Tih Minh
Vendémiaire
Good
'Blue Blazes' Rawden
Die Augen der Mumie Ma (The Eyes of the Mummy)
Fyrvaktarens dotter (The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter)
Hearts of the World
Hell Bent
Ich möchte kein Mann sein (I Don't Want to Be a Man)
La dixième symphonie (The Tenth Symphony)
The Rose of Rhodesia
Thomas Graals bästa barn (Thomas Graal's Best Child)
To see before the deadline
Himmelskibet
Wanted
Prunella
The Outlaw and His Wife
Tih Minh
Dog's Life
I Don't Want to Be a Man
Hell Bent
The Dream Lady
Tih Minh
Dog's Life
I Don't Want to Be a Man
Hell Bent
The Dream Lady
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Evelyn Library P.I.
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Didn't get to explore '18 after all, as '12 was more than enough depths-to-plumb for yours truly. Only seen ten 1918 films, then. Voting for one of the great Berlin Lubitschs and then a couple Liberty Bond shorts. To be clear, I'm staunchly opposed to the political mission of the Liberty Bond shorts, I just find them historically interesting and well-made for what they are.
1. I Don't Want to Be a Man (Lubitsch)
- One Hundred Percent American (Pickford)
- The Bond (Chaplin)
1. I Don't Want to Be a Man (Lubitsch)
- One Hundred Percent American (Pickford)
- The Bond (Chaplin)
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Lencho of the Apes
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Final thing:
Tih Minh
Baryshnya i khuligan - Yevgeni Slavinsky & Vladimir Mayakovsky
Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru/ Outlaw, Wife -Victor Sj�str�m
The Blue Bird - Tourneur
Blue blazes Rawden - Ince
Bud's Recruit - Vidor
Le Dixieme Symphonie - Gance
Father Sergius - Protazanov
Hearts Of The World - Griffith
Hell Bent - Ford
Ich möchte kein Mann sein
Johanna Enlists
Molchi, grust, molchi/ Be Silent My Sorrow Be Silent - Pyotr Chardynin & Cheslav Sabinsky
Sanz y el secreto de su arte
Shoulder Arms - Chaplin
Tih Minh
Baryshnya i khuligan - Yevgeni Slavinsky & Vladimir Mayakovsky
Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru/ Outlaw, Wife -Victor Sj�str�m
The Blue Bird - Tourneur
Blue blazes Rawden - Ince
Bud's Recruit - Vidor
Le Dixieme Symphonie - Gance
Father Sergius - Protazanov
Hearts Of The World - Griffith
Hell Bent - Ford
Ich möchte kein Mann sein
Johanna Enlists
Molchi, grust, molchi/ Be Silent My Sorrow Be Silent - Pyotr Chardynin & Cheslav Sabinsky
Sanz y el secreto de su arte
Shoulder Arms - Chaplin
The opposite of 'reify' is... ?
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Lencho of the Apes
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Oh, no, Rischka, no, no. That was MY final thing, not the aggregated final thing of todos. The aggregated final thing of todos will come this afternoon.
That list will probably be even shorter than this one, unless I include everything that got one (1) vote.
That list will probably be even shorter than this one, unless I include everything that got one (1) vote.
The opposite of 'reify' is... ?
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Lencho of the Apes
- Posts: 1900
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Le voting will end in about five hours. Please act accordingly.
The opposite of 'reify' is... ?
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Lencho of the Apes
- Posts: 1900
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