Tag Archives: Carl Theodor Dreyer

The Dark Heart of Film – BFI Gothic

Monsters, murder, ghouls and ghosts abound in the BFI’s new Gothic season running for the next few months across the UK and to celebrate the season BFFS has negotiated an exclusive discount with the BFI on a selection of Gothic films for BFFS member film societies and community cinemas. Read on for details on the […]

Europe’s Finest Silent Films

The Europe’s Finest catalogue of films embodies the diversity of European cinema over the last century, from the Icelandic film wave of recent years right back to European silent cinema. It is these that I review in this post. Growth of the Soil | Gunnar Sommerfeldt | 1921 | Norway | 89 mins | (Not rated […]