Silent Italian epic which introduced the prolific Maciste character and was an inspiration to other great silent films like Intolerance and Metropolis. Musical accompaniment performed by pianist Jacques Gauthier.
Would you be so kind as to add to the beginning text (following your words, "Silent Italian epic which introduced...") : a credit for Jacques Gauthier, the pianist playing the incredible accompaniment "based on the original score"? This phenomenal contribution to the production deserves mention from the start. Gauthier's awesome "one-man" performance enhances the film experience 1,000 percent. (- Comment from an appreciative amateur pianist.)
Yeah .. Hollywood does this in secrecy .. get a grip not about being more advanced .. it’s about people being asleep / non conscious of the situation at hand.
When you're young, 'five or ten years ago' seems like a different era but when you reach your fifties those times suddenly becomes '30 years old', '35 years old', '40 years old' etc. And they happen to be things that have stayed of interest to the mainstream media ie. the 70s and 80s so they seem even MORE like yesterday because they never seem to get left behind. So....100 years....yeah I CAN believe it, it's a vast amount of time when you're young but not that long ago when you get older!
This is incredible visual art. Pause it almost anywhere & you'll have the composition of a gorgeous Pre-Raphaelite painting. Silent films like this should be studied in Art History classes by art & illustration students. Basically it's a moving painting. So beautiful.
I watched 'Cabiria' on PBS in the United States before I could read the subtitles (1970's). I had no idea what it was or where it came from. On a lark, I typed "silent movie" with "Romans", that ends with a "flooded tunnel". And, here it is. Wow. Thank you.
A marvelous offering. An ancient film about ancient times - almost felt like I was watching a newsreel of the Punic Wars. Tossing small children into the flames was almost a show-stopper, but it is depicted at a distance in order to tone down the effect. Italy's interest in North Africa is certainly evident based on the film's subject matter. Of note are the many people of color acting in the film - some as extras but others as major characters. Many are servants, but they are shown as human beings - in contrast to Griffith's Birth of a Nation. Maciste stands out in the heroic mode, with a strongman's build without looking pumped up. At times, there appear to be jumps in the film that might mean a lost section, but one can follow the storyline. Good stuff.
Look up Ruthie Tompson. She was 4 years old when this was made and she went on to work on many Hollywood productions like Snow White. She retired in 1975 at the age of 65 TWO YEARS before Star Wars was even released and SHE IS STILL ALIVE as of typing this comment (04.11.21) Sometimes time just blows my mind.
Twenty minutes in and I conclude, life was terrible for common people in ancient times. You could die any day, at any moment, you could lose everything and nobody would help you -you were on your own.
This film, made in 1914, makes us vibrate with emotion although it does not have the characteristics of the films we see in 2020. It transmits emotion and reminds us of those disastrous days where human beings were sold as slaves. It's a great movie.
could you imagine living back then ,, when you see your friends you say cannot wait for the sacrifice tonight , lets party , my god the smell of burning bodies must have been horrific ,,,, insanity ,,,,,,,,
Thanks for sharing this cult movie. I ignored that it was so innovative, even Lang and others great film makers got inspired by the Pastrone's masterpiece Grazie. Ciao
First Italian silent kolossal movie. 3:20 in fact the Decadent Aesthtetic style of Gabriele D'Annunzio remains among the major sources of inspiration for Italian cinema at its inception
The length I've seen listed is 181 minutes. In any case, this is just another unfortunate instance of a long silent film being cropped down for audiences in other countries.
When you're faced with life's tough choices and you don't know where to turn or what do do, you could always stop and ask yourself, "What would Moloch do?"
thank you very much Volvandese for this epic upload, maybe you can reload it with a better quality? i know 360p was good 4 years ago, but now youtube supports HD, it should be wonderful. bye
Thanks for this upload, I have been looking for 'The Crowd' of King Vidor, but I haven't found it. I suppose from your comment that is because it's not yet in the public domain.
I did enjoy this movie, but it’s also uncomfortably nationalistic. The portrayal of saintly Romans versus evil Carthaginians was, of course, nothing new in 1914, but the dichotomy is made more uncomfortable when you know that Mussolini is less than a decade away.
Il regista è stato Giovanni Pastrone, D'Annunzio ha scritto le didascalie, ma gli è stata attribuita la paternità dell'opera a scopo pubblicitario, in questo modo si dava una legittimità artistica all'opera
It wasn't "Italia Films" -- the name of the company was "Itala." It's a pity Kino couldn't have done a chamber-ensemble version of the original score, which was written by Pizetti, a close friend of the writer D'Annunzio.
If this is the kind of music that was drummed into people every day in 1914, then I fully understand that the great war has broken out. This is so depressing and, on every level, a degradation to the creation of life.
Can someone PLEASE tell me why no one uploads the film with the soundtrack in its original orchestral form? Not that the piano isn't great, but I want to see it with the original full orchestra!
dorkandproudofit In this particular case, I simply uploaded the copy I had. The music, introductory text, and everything else is just what was there on my copy of the film.
Extraordinary camera work for 1914. The title role isn't much of a part, but the evil, passionate, sexy queen is something else, complete with over the top death scene. Likewise the somewhat homely Roman guy; Maciste is the real hero. Great film. The story doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but the original reportedly was an hour longer.
It is a strange film this. First half is alot better & more like a epic adventure, but second half gets dragged down to soap opera level. Main cause of this is the Queen, who starts of a nice character, saving the girl, but seems to have a personality bypass as film goes on, & goes on a power trip. Excellent for 1914 though, with the scene where they sacrifice little children very creepy.
This is great. A relic, a melodrama. Only Pastrone didn't use any macro or closeup shots. It's just... I don't know if this is the full version (at 150 mins). The Kino version is the one I plan to get anyway, so it's good that you noted that as well. But from what I've seen from the lava inherent, the Cabiria story to the alps and onward. All riveting. A time glass at the time and a multifaceted time glass today. Do you happen to have Quo Vadis (1913)? Is that possible to upload?
Moral of the story. DON'T BUILD YOUR HOUSE NEAR A VOLCANO. Trivia: They called the god of the sacrificed ankle biters Ba'al Hammon in Carthage. Tanit is his consort. This is a pretty trippy faery tale. Nice.
This whole movie is built to be as epic as possible and there are several scenes that are just so damn amazing for it's time (it's hard to believe that this was made in 1915 and not 1950, fr) but 1:25:00 strikes me as the absolute best shot in the whole movie
1:57:20 all I could think of was; Smells like teen spirit ... Load up on guns, bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend She's over-bored and self-assured Oh no, I know a dirty word Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello
No one has enough time to care about anything today. So we are Here, A Keanu Reaves video of him messing up a Hollywood concrete signing in front of the TCL theatre, a wiki search on moloch and then this 2:00 hour silent film later. All Hail Satan LOL LULZ Classic EPIC! I kinda liked it.
hi,i like your channel, and also i want to know if you can do me a big favor.... have you got the les triplettes de belleville? (animated comedy film 2003), thanks you had been most kind Volvandese.
