About this episode

Thomas Christensen discusses significant Danish films from 1911 and his role in film preservation.

Thomas Christensen is Curator at the Danish Film Institute, so it stands to reason that all of his selections hail from Denmark. All but one of them come in at “feature length” (and from the same director) as well, reflecting the country’s place in advancing film grammar, subjects, and character psychology at a crucial transitional time. Thomas also serves on the Executive Committee of the European Cinematheque Association and served on the FIAF Technical Commission from 2003 to 2015. He has recently been involved in a project digitizing all surviving Danish silent films from 1896 to 1929. Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1911! Films and resources mentioned: The Black Dream (1911) - Urban Gad Temptations of a Great City (1911) - August Blom In the Hands of Imposters (1911) - August Blom The Price of Beauty (1911) - August Blom The Girl Behind the Counter (1911) - August Blom The Execution (1903) - Peter Elfelt The Abyss (1910) - Urban Gad L’Inferno (1911) - Francesco Bertolini, Giuseppe de Liguoro, and Adolfo Padovan Lion Hunting (1907) - Viggo Larsen The Ballet Dancer (1911) - August Blom The Two Gold Diggers (1909) - Viggo Larsen The…

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