Movie Description
Paul Merton's Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema
(2010)Overview
Paul Merton goes in search of the origins of screen comedy in the forgotten world of silent cinema - not in Hollywood, but closer to home in pre-1914 Britain and France. Revealing the unknown stars and lost masterpieces, he brings to life the pioneering techniques and optical inventiveness of the virtuosos who mastered a new art form. With a playful eye and comic sense of timing, Merton combines the role of presenter and director to recreate the weird and wonderful world that is early European cinema in a series of cinematic experiments of his own.
Featured Crew
- Director : Paul Merton
- Producer : Kate Broome
- Writer : Suki Webster,Paul Merton
- Editor : Steve Scales
- Cast : Paul Merton,Neil Brand,Suki Webster,Serge Bromberg,Suzie Plumb,Maud Linder
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Facts
Original TitlePaul Merton's Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema
Status Released
Release Information
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2010-03-28
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 59m
Homepagehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rs132
Production CompaniesBBC Bristol Productions
Genres
- Documentary
