What? Not another Hungarian silent film from 1914 -- how many can the market bear? Actually, the rarity and high quality of this amazing rediscovery is nothing to laugh at. Michael Curtiz made fifty or sixty features before coming to America, and this sentimental melodrama shows us that basic entertainment values haven't changed. The Undesirable Blu-ray Olive Films 1914 / B&W with color tints / 1:33 flat full frame / 67 min. / "A tolonc" / The Exile / Street Date January 19, 2016 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98 Starring Lili Berky, Mari Jaszai, Victor Varconi . Cinematography László Fekete New Music Attila Pacsay Written by Jenö Janovics from a play by Ede Tóth Directed by Kertész Mihály (Michael Curtiz)
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
They tell us that most silent films are lost forever, and a look at the missing titles in the filmography of Michael Curtiz makes us realize just how true that is. Although not a household name...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
They tell us that most silent films are lost forever, and a look at the missing titles in the filmography of Michael Curtiz makes us realize just how true that is. Although not a household name...
- 1/24/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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