The crosscutting between the sailor’s rowboat and the sailors at a British frigate in A Man There Was is far removed from the static setups of this early social drama.
A solid pair of Nordic journeys from one of cinema’s earliest builders.
Always there’s a sense that the story’s characters are acting out an urgent and mythic act of social restoration.
A landmark of the silent film era, Sir Arne’s Treasure is the spiritual cousin of Greed and Sunrise.