Philip Carli is one of the world’s leading silent film accompanists, and this is his library of films, books, records and other oddments from the silent film era. Subscribe for members-only content and to see a new silent film every month with accompaniment improvised live on the spot by one of the best.
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Sealed Orders or The Mysterious X (1914)
The Danes knew how to make a good film. Det Hemmelighedsfulde X (Danish for The Mysterious X) was filmed in 1913 and released in 1914, reaching the US under the title Sealed Orders. It is a melodramatic spy thriller with
The Devil (1915)
This 1915 “Mutual Masterpicture,” based on the 1908 play by Ferenc Molnár, is a beautiful depiction, both in production and in acting and direction, of the infernal power of emotion over our most dearly held social scruples. That’s the way
Assunta Spina
This 1915 film stands out among other Italian film of the period. The title character, flirtatious Assunta Spina, is played by the Italian diva Francesca Bertini. But rather than depicting her among enormous sets and far-fetched plots about the temptations