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Elisabeth Pinajeff
Russian-Lithuanian actress Elisabeth Pinajeff (1900-1995) starred in 33 German and French films in the 1920's and 1930's. She was married to famous photographer Alex Binder. In the 1950's she was...
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La seconda moglie (1922)
Today a special post on the Italian silent film La seconda moglie/The second wife (Amleto Palermi, 1922), based on the melodrama The Second Mrs. Tanqueray. Star is the fascinating and enigmatic Pina...
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Lily Fayol
Elegant, funny and beautiful singer Lily Fayol (1914-1999) had her heyday in France before and after the war. She sang successfully a repertoire that ranged from Fernandel to Mistinguett. Lily Fayol...
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Anastasiya Vertinskaya
Anastasiya Vertinskaya (1944) is a popular Russian actress. She became a national celebrity with her roles as Assol in Alye parusa/Scarlet Sails (Aleksandr Ptushko, 1961) and as Ophelia in...
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Astrea
Astrea (?-?) was the enigmatic female ‘forzuta’ of Italian silent cinema. She had a short film career and made only four films in 1919 and 1920.Italian postcard, no. 388. Photo: Fontana.Goddess of...
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Gerda Maurus
Austrian actress Gerda Maurus (1903-1968) was a star of the silent screen. With her protruded cheek bones and her forceful look she bewitched many men, including her director Fritz Lang and Nazi...
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Gregori Chmara
Ukrainian-born actor Gregori Chmara (1882-1970) has sometimes been referred to as the Ivan Mozzhukhin of the German cinema. He is best remembered as the star of Robert Wiene's expressionistic classic...
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Hanne Brinkmann
German actress Hanne Brinkmann (1895-1984) appeared in 24 silent films between 1914 and 1929. During the First World War, she was a popular comedian who had her own film series.German postcard by...
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La Gioconda (1917)
Polish singer and actress Helena Makowska (1893-1964) or Elena Malowska was a beautiful diva of the Italian silent cinema in the 1910s. She played the title role in the Ambrosio production La Gioconda...
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Régine Dumien
Sweet 'little angel'Régine Dumien (1914-1979) was a popular child star of the French silent cinema of the early 1920s.French postcard by Cinémagazine-Edition, no. 111. Photo: Studio Rahma.French...
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Charles Martinelli
Charles Martinelli (1882-1954) was a French actor, who became famous for his interpretation of Porthos in Les trois mousquetaires/The Three Musketeers (1921). French postcard by Editions Filma, no....
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Trio Lescano
This weekend I watched the Italian mini-series Le Ragazze dello Swing/The swing girls (Maurizio Zaccaro, 2010) . It is based on the Trio Lescano story, about three Dutch sisters singing Italian swing...
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Véra Clouzot
Brazilian born French actress and screenwriter Véra Clouzot (1913-1960) only appeared in three films. Despite her very short career, she starred in such unforgettable classics as Le Salaire de la...
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Stacia Napierkowska
The exotic French actress and dancer Stacia Napierkowska (1886-1945) was a fascinating star of the silent film era. Between 1908 and 1926 she appeared in 86 films, and is best remembered as the...
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Carmen Cartellieri
Beautiful silent film actress Carmen Cartellieri (1891-1953) was a star of many Austrian dramas and melodramas of the early 1920s.Austrian postcard by Iris Verlag, no. 315. Photo: Residenz-Atelier,...
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Angélique (1964-1968)
Today's film special is about a typical European phenomenon: Angélique. The feisty heroin of the romantic adventure novels by Anne and Serge Colon was the subject of five popular films of the 1960s....
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Happy Birthday, Alain Delon!
Today is the 79th birthday of Alain Delon (1935). The French film star was a breathtakingly good-looking parasite in the sun drenched thriller Plein soleil/Purple Noon (René Clément, 1960). The 'male...
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Moscow Cinema Museum in danger of elimination
We received concerned mails from all over the world about the Moscow Cinema Museum (Musei Kino). On 27 October 2014, the entire professional staff of the museum - 22 employees, including all curators,...
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Vico Torriani
Swiss Schlagersinger and actor Vico Torriani (1920-1998) was also a popular TV showmaster and an author of cookbooks. In the 1950s and early 1960s, he starred in a dozen German film musicals and...
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The Choice of Jan-Hein Bal
Today, my former colleague Jan-Hein Bal takes leave as the stills librarian of EYE Film Institute in Amsterdam due to retirement. For 41 years, Jan-Hein worked for The Netherlands Filmmuseum and later...
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