D. W. Griffith (1875–1948)
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David Llewelyn Wark Griffith, commonly known as D.W. Griffith (1875-1948), American film director
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Obras de D. W. Griffith
Griffith Masterworks: The Birth of a Nation: The Civil War Films of D.W. Griffith (1910) — Director — 5 copias
The Birth of a Nation (Bonus: Rare Sound Interview with D.W. Griffith) — Director — 4 copias
The House with Closed Shutters [1910 film] — Director — 3 copias
His Trust Fulfilled [1911 film] — Director — 3 copias
Hearts of the World [1918 film] 3 copias
The Sealed Room [1909 film] 2 copias
The Usurer [1910 fim] — Director — 2 copias
In The Border States [1910 film] — Director — 2 copias
The Avenging Conscience [1914 film] 2 copias
The Curtain Pole 2 copias
The Country Doctor 2 copias
America 1 copia
It'snt Life Wonderful 1 copia
The Unchanging Sea 1 copia
An Unseen Enemy 1 copia
The Violin Maker of Cremona 1 copia
What Drink Did 1 copia
Sally of the Sawdust 1 copia
Divided We Fall - 10 Civil War Movies: Abraham Lincoln , Hearts in Bondage, The Arizona Kid, Colorado, Santa Fe Trail,… (2015) — Director — 1 copia
Martyrs of the Alamo [1915 film] 1 copia
Griffith Masterworks: Volume 2 1 copia
Way Down East [Blu-ray] 1 copia
That Uncertain Feeling | Meet John Doe | Broken Blossoms — Director — 1 copia
Those Awful Hats 1 copia
What the Daisy Said [1910 film] 1 copia
One Exciting Night (Silent) 1 copia
The Battle of the Sexes 1 copia
A Child of the Ghetto 1 copia
Rose O'Salem Town 1 copia
Swords and Hearts 1 copia
The Fugitive 1 copia
Short films of D.W. Griffith 1 copia
Her Terrible Ordeal 1 copia
Her First Biscuits 1 copia
The Gibson Goddess [1909 film] 1 copia
Friends 1 copia
The Last Deal 1 copia
Enoch Arden 1 copia
A Drunkard's Reformation 1 copia
1776, or The Hessian Renegades 1 copia
Confidence 1 copia
A Calamitous Elopement 1 copia
The Burglar's Dilemma 1 copia
The Last Drop of Water 1 copia
Sweet and Twenty 1 copia
One is Business, the Other Crime 1 copia
The Sunbeam 1 copia
An Arcadian Maid [1910 film] — Director — 1 copia
Resurrection 1 copia
The Renunciation 1 copia
Pippa Passes 1 copia
The Painted Lady 1 copia
Muggsy's First Sweetheart 1 copia
The Lesser Evil 1 copia
Modern Prodigal 1 copia
Origins of the Gangster Film: D.W. Griffith's The Narrow Road (1912) and Maurice Tourneur's Alias Jimmy Valentine… (1993) — Director — 1 copia
message from space 1 copia
The Mended Lute 1 copia
The Massacre 1 copia
Lines of White On A Sullen Sea 1 copia
The Light That Came 1 copia
The Miser's Heart 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
The Movies Begin, Volume 5: Comedy, Spectacle, and New Horizons [Videorecording] (2002) — Director — 3 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Griffith, D. W.
- Nombre legal
- Griffith, David Llewelyn Wark
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1875-01-22
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1948-07-23
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Oldham County, Kentucky, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Ocupaciones
- film director
- Premios y honores
- Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Aviso de desambiguación
- David Llewelyn Wark Griffith, commonly known as D.W. Griffith (1875-1948), American film director
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 101
- También por
- 5
- Miembros
- 393
- Popularidad
- #61,674
- Valoración
- 3.6
- Reseñas
- 16
- ISBNs
- 44
- Idiomas
- 2
This is one of film pioneer D.W. Griffith's most rich and beautiful silent films. Griffith transformed A. D'Ennery’s 19th century play into a mesmerizing and heartfelt epic which never lags, its stars and story holding the viewer’s attention with its beauty and drama. The contrast of excess and poverty which brought about the French Revolution is told through the moving story of a blind orphan girl and the “sister” who sacrifices all to care for her. The casting of real sisters Lillian and Dorothy Gish in the parts of Louise and Henriette proved a fortunate one, both giving a sterling account of their considerable talents.
Lushly photographed by Billy Bitzer, Griffith shows the ornate beauty of aristocratic life, and how much at odds it was with the tremendous poverty in the streets. His genius here, however, was using the giant canvas as a backdrop to the more intimate story of Henriette (Lillian Gish) and her blind sister, Louise (Dorothy Gish). It made for a fast-moving and incredibly entertaining film, rather than some cerebral historical epic which looks great but has difficulty holding your attention.
When the plague takes the lives of both their parents, Henriette vows to care for her blind sister Louise, abandoned on their doorstep as a baby. The two have grown up as sisters and it is that love which carries them through the storm about to engulf France. It is to Paris they travel in hopes of restoring Louise’s sight; a place where Henriette’s beauty does not go unnoticed. A crass aristocrat showing more concern for his horses than the poor young Parisian girl he runs over abducts Henriette, leaving the blind Louise on her own.
There is one aristocrat with a heart, however, and young Chevalier (Joseph Schildkraut) falls deeply in love with Henriette, offering a bethrothal ring. Though she loves the young man, she has promised not to marry without her sister's approval. While Chevalier tries to find Louise, Henriette befriends the voice of the downtrodden, Danton (Monte Blue), only to find herself imprisoned, leaving Louise is at the mercy of street people. Louise is not without her protector either, however, even though it comes in the form of a cowardly street urchin named Pierre (Frank Puglia).
But a shadow hangs over Henriette’s happiness, as there are twists and turns, a coming together and parting, and a possible execution during the Revolution that makes for great silent film excitement. Both Lillian and Dorothy Gish are wonderful here. Each have that dainty beauty which enabled them to play younger than they were in real-life. Those who doubt Lillian’s physical appeal, however, will no longer do so after viewing this romantic historical epic. One scene in particular, as an umbrella clad Henriette braces the rain, offers ample evidence that a beautiful woman lurked just beneath Gish’s child-like beauty.
Creighton Hale and Lucille La Verne lend support, but this film truly belongs to the Gish sisters. This Alpha version is surprisingly good, with a fitting classical score accompanying the action. The film itself is a dazzling spectacle, its mix of sentiment and heroics nearly unequaled in American cinema. A fantastic silent film which is as artistic as it is entertaining. A true American masterpiece.… (más)