1912 E6 - Paul (PT) Klein

About this episode

Film historian Paul (PT) Klein discusses American filmgoing cultures and audience reception of his selected films.

Film historian and cultural critic Paul (PT) Klein’s work focuses on American filmgoing cultures. So even when discussing his sole foreign pick, the conversation dives into audience reception to his selections, then and now, in addition to the various aesthetic strengths of each of his movies. PT’s writing has appeared in Film Atlas, Film Matters, Foglifter, Metro Weekly, and more. His work can be found at ptklein.com . Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your top five for 1912! Films and resources mentioned: The Girl and Her Trust (1912) - D.W. Griffith The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher (1912) - J.P. McGowan Algie the Miner (1912) - Alice Guy-Blaché The Invaders (1912) - Francis Ford and Thomas Ince In Night and Ice (1912) - Mime Misu Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) - F.W. Murnau The Lonedale Operator (1911) - D.W. Griffith The Hazards of Helen (1914) - J.P McGowan and J. Gunnis Davis Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Ang Lee Wild and Woolly (1917) - John Emerson The Wild Bunch (1969) - Sam Peckinpah The Searchers (1956) - John Ford Stagecoach (1939) - John Ford Richard III (1912) - André Calmettes and James Keane Cleopatra (1912) - Charles L. Gaskill Queen…

People in this episode

Host: Tristan Ettleman

Guest: Paul (PT) Klein

Topics covered

• film history
• audience reception
• American filmgoing cultures
• aesthetic strengths
• film criticism

Keywords

• 1912 films
• film criticism
• audience reception
• Paul Klein
• film history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Girl and Her Trust, The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher, Algie the Miner, The Invaders, In Night and Ice, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, The Lonedale Operator, The Hazards of Helen, Brokeback Mountain, Wild and Woolly

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