Post by kims on Nov 28, 2023 16:37:33 GMT
When women were built like women and not beanpoles to make fashion designer creations with those pointy breasts to star in the films. Men looked like men not Arrow shirt ads.
TCM restored this Helen Gardner production-back when they were interested in preserving film.
The film is good. You have to set aside our studio era expectations of costumes and sets and settle for "put together from what could be found."
The horror of this film is not the film, but the soundtrack created for it. At least twice a female sings while men of the army challenge each other-I wonder what made this a good choice? Often there is percussion background music at a rhythm not matching the body movements of the actors. I was offended enough to mute the sound. If you have the opportunity to see this, one of the first feature films made in U.S., I recommend hit the mute button. I think you'll better appreciate the film without that soundtrack.
TCM restored this Helen Gardner production-back when they were interested in preserving film.
The film is good. You have to set aside our studio era expectations of costumes and sets and settle for "put together from what could be found."
The horror of this film is not the film, but the soundtrack created for it. At least twice a female sings while men of the army challenge each other-I wonder what made this a good choice? Often there is percussion background music at a rhythm not matching the body movements of the actors. I was offended enough to mute the sound. If you have the opportunity to see this, one of the first feature films made in U.S., I recommend hit the mute button. I think you'll better appreciate the film without that soundtrack.
