by Natalie Kopp | Jul 27, 2015 | CURI Summer 2015
Despite the fact that we call them “silent films,” films of the 1920s were by no means silent. To a modern audience, we may be bored when watching old silent films, but it’s easy to forget that we are experiencing them out of context. In addition the to intrigue...
by Natalie Kopp | Jul 5, 2015 | CURI Summer 2015
In 1924, film technology had been around for slightly more than thirty years, yet the relatively new medium was already playing multiple roles, from popular entertainment to experimental art. Paris contained more than 100 cinema houses. Some theaters were owned by...
by Natalie Kopp | Jun 17, 2015 | CURI Summer 2015
While watching the 1924 ballet, Le Train Bleu, with the rest of the CURI team the other day, I was surprised at how light-hearted, playful, and funny it was. Particularly after watching Ballet Mécanique and other 1920s art cinema, Le Train Bleu was certainly a...
by Natalie Kopp | Jun 12, 2015 | CURI Summer 2015
Modernists, cubists, Dadaists, the many new and radical artistic moments from the early 20th century experimented and took advantage of the new and the old. One new art form they grabbed hold of was cinema. I just watched Ballet Mécanique, a highly influential...
