Movie

What Do Those Old Films Mean?

Released: November 16, 1985 (1985)

Runtime: 156 minutes

Genres: TV Movie, Documentary

Noel Burch’s fascinating and well-made (if at times historically contestable) six-part BBC television series, about early silent cinema in Denmark, England, the Soviet Union, France, Germany, and the U.S., mixes beautiful clips of rare films with various social theories about their significance.