tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228314939015275941.post1872639682783533483..comments2024-02-16T14:15:07.653-05:00Comments on Silent Volume: The Kiss (1929)Chris Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511805377064572471noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228314939015275941.post-29962352785795909552014-01-25T19:25:38.796-05:002014-01-25T19:25:38.796-05:00Thanks
Greta GarboThanks<br /><br /><a href="http://scottlordsfi.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Greta Garbo</a>Scott Lord on Silent Film, Swedish Silent Film, Danish Silent Film,https://www.blogger.com/profile/06987400831204562507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228314939015275941.post-10776443504176358972012-12-11T13:42:33.751-05:002012-12-11T13:42:33.751-05:00I think you're being a bit too harsh on this f...I think you're being a bit too harsh on this film. Technically, the direction is remarkably fluid and at ease. Some scenes are filmed with such panache that Martin Scorsese would be envious. The production design is great too. Garbo is luminous and she has great chemistry with Ayres.<br /><br />The problem with the film has nothing to do with the film itself but with the time it was made: the film's running time is obviously short because production was cut due to the popularity of talkies. This was filmed as a silent and it was already obsolete so MGM didn't want to spend too much time and money on it so it's missing a third act. Blame talkies. But the first 30 or so minutes are glorious. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com