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Although many of these films appear on another compilation (D.W. Griffith: Years of Discovery), important exceptions include 1911's "Enoch Arden" (a prestigious adaptation of Tennyson's poem); "The Usurer," one of Griffith's best films from 1910; "The Last Drop of Water," a grand-scale Western made during Griffith's first trip to California (and an indication of grander films to come); and "His Trust," the first of a two-part serial featuring Griffith's then-common use of blackfaced actors as "noble Negroes." Most important (in addition to early appearances by Lillian Gish, Lionel Barrymore, and other silent stars) is the arc of progress that these films represent. In Griffith's capable hands, we witness "flickers" in their most rapid stage of development, incorporating new techniques (parallel action and cross-cutting, changing camera angles within a scene, dramatic close-ups) from a tireless innovator who would soon rise to the challenge of epic, feature-length productions. --Jeff Shannon
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | D.W. Griffith |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 25 January, 1909 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Kino International |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Black & White |
| TYPE: | Classics (Silents/Avant Garde) |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 2 |
| UPC: | 738329026820 |
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Customer Reviews of Biograph Shorts - Special Edition
watching moving pictures turn to film It's no secret that DW Griffith was a pioneer who discovered the power the new medium had in story telling, and invented the basic techniques used by all who came after him. In a year's time we see the rapid transformation from "The Sealed Room", basically a filmed stage scene, through the less stagebound "Corner in Wheat" and finally the outdoor and boundless "Unchanging Sea". Griffith had quickly mastered this new craft, which then allowed him to loose his imagination for his flickered tales. These things are now nearly a century old, and there's no guarantee that you're going to find six hours of the stuff as easy- going entertainment. He's damn good though, and his tendency towards emotional manipulation seems much more appropriate in some of these shorts, than when he builds it over a couple of hours in his undeniably brilliant features that followed. Anyway, if you're a student, you've got an excuse to treat yourself.