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Passion of Joan of ArcPassion of Joan of Arc (1928) Aro Favourite
Dir. Carl Dreyer
Feat. Renee Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, Michel Simon
An intense recreation of Joan of Arc’s trial and sentence that qualifies as one of cinema’s most transcendental achievements. Consisting…
Phantom of the OperaPhantom of the Opera (1928) Recommended
Dir. Rupert Julian
Feat. Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Gibson Gowland
First screen version of the Gaston Leroux novel with Lon Chaney grimacing through his greatest hour as the phantom. The atmosphere is creepy and the…
Show PeopleShow People (1928) Recommended
Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Marion Davies, William Haines, Dell Henderson
A satire of Hollywood life in the last of the silent years, this rom–com from director King Vidor (THE FOUNTAINHEAD) has Marion Davies playing…
SpiesSpies (Spione) (1928)
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Willy Fritsch
Post WWI Europe provides a volatile backdrop for this silent spy–saga, whose brilliant visual flourishes and 'house–of–mirrors'…
Steamboat Bill JrSteamboat Bill Jr (1928) Aro Favourite
Dir. Charles Riesner
Feat. Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Tom McGuire
One of Buster Keaton's best films begins as sly farce, with his wimpish city–slicker meekly tussling with a thuggish steamboat–captain…
Storm Over AsiaStorm Over Asia (Potomok Chingis-Khana) (1928) Recommended
Dir. Vsevolod Pudovkin
An epic of silent Russian cinema to rival Eisenstein, this is set around a young Mongol fur–trapper who is swindled by traders and develops a…
Street AngelStreet Angel (1928)
Dir. Frank Borzage
Feat. Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell
Janet Gaynor radiates as a streetwalker whose love for an Italian painter is jeopardized by her past brushes with the law. As with 7th HEAVEN, dir.…
Un Chien AndalouUn Chien Andalou (1928) Recommended
Dir. Luis Bunuel
Feat. Salvador Dali
Bunuel and Salvador Dali collaborated for this sensational short film that blew the lid off convention in a way history could never repeat. A…
7th Heaven7th Heaven (Seventh Heaven) (1927) Aro Favourite
Dir. Frank Borzage
Feat. Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell
Eternal lovers Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell endure spiritual turmoil and the ravages of war in this beautiful silent era classic, remarkable for…
Cat and the Canary, TheCat and the Canary, The (1927)
Dir. Paul Leni
Feat. Laura La Plante, Tully Marshall
Seminal haunted house flick centres around the gathering of greedy contestants to the will of a rich relative. Imaginative thrills are executed with…

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