Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.1|5.0
Starsìììì
Orphans
of the Storm—black and white silent film—portrays
the why and how behind the rise of the French revolution. Strong story telling technique
backed with great actors/actresses push this movie into the ‘definite watch’
category a hundred years after its initial release. Everything transitions well;
there is a comprehensible flow to the film that can be much appreciated. The
film, overall, is well done.Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
Two adopted girls endeavor to make their way through the French Revolution.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director D.W. Griffith for directing effort. Thank you to Producer D.W.
Griffith for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Henriette
Girard (Lillian Gish), Louise Girard (Dorothy Gish), Chevalier de Vaudrey
(Joseph Schildkraut), Count de Linieres (Frank Losee), Countess de Linieres
(Katherine Emmet), Marquis de Praille (Morgan Wallace), Mother Frochard
(Lucille La Verne), Jacques Frochard (Sheldon Lewis), Pierre Frochard (Frank Puglia),
Picard (Creighton Hale), Danton (Monte Blue), Robespierre (Sidney Herbert),
King Louis XVI (Lee Kohlmar), Henriette’s Landlady (Marcia Harris), and Doctor
(Adolph Lestina).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes.
The movie could almost be watched again because it ably captures human events
true to every group of mankind with only the name of the revolution and country
and time period being different.
Video Critique Available Here:
Ben
Meyers
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