The Phantom Carriage

8/27/16 The Phantom Carriage (1921) Director: Victor Sjöström ★★★★☆ The Phantom Carriage is a phenomenal and haunting Swedish silent film, and is popularly considered one of the seminal works of Swedish cinema. It was directed by and also starred Victor Sjöström, of later repute for his roles in The Wind and, most notably, in Ingmar Bergman's Wild … Continue reading The Phantom Carriage →

The Wind

1/1/15 The Wind (1928) Director: Victor Sjöström ★★★☆☆ The Wind is a powerful film with one especially haunting scene at the end in which Lillian Gish delivers her best performance. The Wind is a testament to the silent era, as one of its last memorable silent films next to The Passion of Joan of Arc … Continue reading The Wind →