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Casper Tybjerg discusses five significant films from 1911 that showcase the evolution of narrative cinematic drama.

Casper Tybjerg, Associate Professor of Film Studies at the University of Copenhagen, selects five films that reflect the advancement of narrative cinematic drama. Whether they offer visual and emotional spectacle or crusading social messages, his picks demonstrate the international refinement of the cinematic medium. A scholar of Danish and international silent film, Casper is the co-editor of the anthology Danish and German Silent Cinema: Towards a Common Film Culture . He was awarded the Dr. Phil. (Habilitation) degree for his forthcoming book, The Historiography of Filmmaking – through the Lens of Carl Th. Dreyer. Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1911! Films mentioned: The Lonedale Operator (1911) - D.W. Griffith The Golden Wedding (1911) - Arturo Ambrosio and Luigi Maggi The Defect (1911) - Louis Feuillade The Hauler (1911) - Léonce Perret Temptations of a Great City (1911) - August Blom The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) - Carl Theodor Dreyer The Phantom Carriage (1921) - Victor Sjöström Häxan (1922) - Benjamin Christensen Mikaël (1924) - Carl Theodor Dreyer The Life of a Butterfly (1911) - Roberto Omegna Il tamburino sardo (1911)…

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