The future is in the past for Scottish cinemas this month, as silent films are celebrated with a raft of screenings and special events. Perhaps the most impressive arrivial is Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist, an homage to silent cinema which is itself silent and tells of the rise and fall of 1920s film star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) as the talkies arrive in Hollywood. Rather than being a quirky idea stretched out to 90 minutes,
Silents are still golden at Scottish cinemas
Silents are still golden at Scottish cinemas
Silents are still golden at Scottish cinemas
The future is in the past for Scottish cinemas this month, as silent films are celebrated with a raft of screenings and special events. Perhaps the most impressive arrivial is Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist, an homage to silent cinema which is itself silent and tells of the rise and fall of 1920s film star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) as the talkies arrive in Hollywood. Rather than being a quirky idea stretched out to 90 minutes,