A shipwrecked man's prolonged stay on a desert island..
Daniel Defoe, M.A. Wetherell
Is this film worth watching today?Short answer: Yes, but only for those who find beauty in the slow decay of the human spirit. This film is for the patient cinephile and the student of early 20th-century colonial perspectives; it is certainly not for those accustomed to the polished, high-octane survivalism of modern b...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
M.A. Wetherell
Aubrey M. Kennedy
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"Is this film worth watching today?Short answer: Yes, but only for those who find beauty in the slow decay of the human spirit. This film is for the patient cinephile and the student of early 20th-century colonial perspectives; it is certainly not for those accustomed to the polished, high-octane survivalism of modern blockbusters.While many modern viewers might find the 1927 pacing difficult, the sheer physicality of the performance and the rugged location shooting offer a texture that studio-bo..."
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