A stoker, dissatisfied with his job, escapes from his ship to an island where he lives with a native girl. Eventually he is picked up by a passing steamer.
Léon Poirier
France
Alright, if you’re thinking about diving into Rama, the Cannibal Girl today, well, you should know what you’re getting into. This isn’t exactly a casual Friday night watch. For folks deep into silent film history or those who like to study how early cinema handled — often clumsily — ideas of ‘exoticism’ and ‘the other,...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Léon Poirier
George Beranger
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"Alright, if you’re thinking about diving into Rama, the Cannibal Girl today, well, you should know what you’re getting into. This isn’t exactly a casual Friday night watch. For folks deep into silent film history or those who like to study how early cinema handled — often clumsily — ideas of ‘exoticism’ and ‘the other,’ there’s certainly something here. For pretty much anyone else? Probably best to just appreciate its existence from a distance. 😬 That title, “The Cannibal Girl,” it’s quite a h..."
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