If a film, of no matter what type, is to be worth while, it must be entirely dominated by the will of one man and one man only—the director - Iris Barry, 1924, inspired by the work of Charlie Chaplin and Ernst Lubitsch’s first Hollywood film, “The Marriage Circle.” Barry played a vital role in film history. As an early film critic, she distinguished the art of the cinema from mere filmed theatre . . . and insisted that movies—despite their novelty and popularity—had as much artistic value and validity as plays. Later, she played a crucial role in ushering in the film art movement by building the MoMAs first Film Library. Her first program premièred in late 1934 and included films by Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, and F.W. Murnau—all directors whose work Flicker Alley is proud to count among its titles. Read more details about this secret heroine of the cinema in the full article from The New Yorker: newyorker/culture/richard-brody/iris-barry-secret-heroine-cinema-moma
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 18:00:02 +0000
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