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Silent Movies

There was a time when cinema expressed itself through exaggerated gazes, sweeping gestures, drama-laden intertitles, and laughter that erupted without warning. This section proposes a return to that era, gathering texts that traverse different paths of silent cinema.

The series Silent Marathon is dedicated to cinematic serials, while The Origins of Horror investigates the early shorts and features that helped shape horror born under the aesthetics of silence. Meanwhile, Silent Film Stars revisits the actors and actresses who defined the era through their presence, expressiveness, and the impact they had on the consolidation of this visual language.

Article List

Silent Film Stars

Title Author Date

Lillian Gish

Marcelo Amado January 26, 2026

Asta Nielsen

Marcelo Amado February 05, 2026

Pola Negri

Marcelo Amado February 12, 2026

Musidora

Marcelo Amado February 26, 2026

Edna Purviance

Marcelo Amado March 12, 2026

Silent Marathon

Title Author Date
Dress elegantly: we’re going to the cinema to follow the serials Marcelo Amado January 05, 2026
Nick Carter, the King of Detectives (1908) Marcelo Amado January 06, 2026
Riffle Bill, le roi de la prairie (1908) Marcelo Amado January 08, 2026
Dragonnades sous Louis XIV (1909) Marcelo Amado January 12, 2026
The sequels to Nick Carter (1909) Marcelo Amado January 19, 2026
Morgan, le pirate (1909) Marcelo Amado January 26, 2026
Meskal le contrebandier and Le vautour de la siria (1909) Marcelo Amado February 02, 2026
Lieutenant Rose (1910) Marcelo Amado February 09, 2026
Docteur Phantom (1910) Marcelo Amado February 16, 2026
Der blaue Diamant (1910) Marcelo Amado February 23, 2026
Lieutenant Daring (1911) Marcelo Amado March 09, 2026

The Dawn of Horror

Title Author Date

Introduction: before monsters, the wonder

Marcelo Amado January 30, 2026

Shinin no Sosei and Bake Jizō (1898)

Marcelo Amado February 13, 2026

Momijigari (1899) Ninin Dōjōji (1899)

Marcelo Amado February 27, 2026

The Miser’s Doom (1899) and Faust and Marguerite (1900)

Marcelo Amado March 13, 2026