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90° South: With Scott to the Antarctic

Earth Day · Photography · Documentary

This spellbinding chronicle of Captain Robert Scott's race for the South Pole features narration by photographer Herbert Ponting, quoting directly from Scott's recovered journal on the final days of his failed expedition. Hauntingly beautiful imagery of Antarctic landscapes and wildlife act as lasti…

Back to God's Country

Adventure · Thriller

In BACK TO GOD'S COUNTRY, Nell Shipman plays a beautiful young woman trapped on an ice-bound ship. The captain, a murderous fugitive, will stop at nothing to have his way with Shipman. With only the help of a ferocious dog at her beck and call, she must stave off the captain's advances and escape wi…

Back to God's Country: The Films of Nell Shipman

Silent · Western · Thriller

THE FILMS OF NELL SHIPMAN features two extraordinary motion pictures starring early independent producer, writer, conservationist and actor Nell Shipman, including an ice-bound thriller and a hilarious romp across the West.

Bird of Paradise

Action & Adventure · Romance

From legendary Oscar®-winning director King Vidor (The Crowd, Duel in the Sun) comes an exotic tale of romance set in gorgeous Polynesia. With Joel McCrea at his most dashing and Delores del Rio at her alluring height, BIRD OF PARADISE is a movie of wild eroticism and thrilling adventure, and no…

The Birth of a Nation

Historic Drama · National Film Registry · Silent

Almost a century after its release, The Birth of a Nation remains one of the most controversial films ever made... a landmark achievement of filmmaking that undeniably demonstrates the deep roots of America's racist history.

Blind Husbands

Silent

Blind Husbands made Erich von Stroheim an immediate sensation, exposing the complex layers of repression, jealousy, and lust that lie beneath the surface of an American couple's marriage.

The Blue Angel

RT Certified Fresh · World Cinema · Musical

The crowning achievement of the Weimar cinema, The Blue Angel is an exquisite parable of one man's fall from respectability.

Broken Blossoms

Silent · National Film Registry · Romance

The heartbreaking story of a waterfront waif (Lillian Gish) from the Limehouse district of London who escapes the abuse of her father (Donald Crisp) through a doomed relationship with a Chinese immigrant (Richard Barthelmess).

Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection (1917-23)

Comedy · Silent

As new generations discover the magic of silent cinema, Buster Keaton has emerged as one of the era's most admired and respected artists. Behind the deadpan expression and trademark porkpie hat was a filmmaking genius who conceived and engineered some of the most breathtaking stunts and feats of vis…

Cabiria

Silent · World Cinema

Set amidst the splendor of ancient Rome, this film quickly became the most spectacular of the italian cinema's epic, historical genre. Restored using newly mastered materials, variable speed projection and a thrilling piano score.

The Cheat

Silent

A society woman falls victim to a Burmese ivory trader (Sessue Hayakawa) who intends to brand her for his own. A visually powerful today as when it was made. U.S. 1915. 59 min. B/W.

Damaged Goods

Drama

Eugène Brieux’s play Les Avaries endeavored to bring syphilis out of the shadows and erase the stigma surrounding it. Later adapted by Upton Sinclair into the novel Damaged Goods, the story became the backbone of countless sex hygiene films, in which a young couple’s happiness is …

Damaged Lives

Drama

Eugène Brieux’s play Les Avaries endeavored to bring syphilis out of the shadows and erase the stigma surrounding it. Later adapted by Upton Sinclair into the novel Damaged Goods, the story became the backbone of countless sex hygiene films, in which a young couple’s happiness is …

The Death Kiss

Horror

Bela Lugosi stars as the head of a struggling studio, who tries to contain a scandal after an actor is killed during the making of a film. While the police investigate the deepening mysteries within the studio, a quick-witted screen- writer (DavidManners) decides to solve the crime himself, in order…

Deluge

Action & Adventure · Pre-Code · Thriller

Triggered by a series of earthquakes on the West Coast of the United States, a massive tidal wave circles the globe and-in a prolonged and spectacular special effects sequence-wipes out New York City. Sidney Blackmer stars as a man who, separated from his family, must begin to rebuild civilization i…

The Dragon Painter

Silent · Romance · Drama

Long considered lost, THE DRAGON PAINTER survives today as a shining example of Asian-American cinema, starring Sessue Hayakawa (The Bridge on the River Kwai) as a delusional hermit recruited by a famed artist to pass on his legacy.

The Dumb Girl of Portici

Silent · Romance · Drama

Long lost, this thrilling drama features the work of two great women artists: filmmaker Lois Weber and prima ballerina Anna Pavlova

The Edge of the World

Romance · Drama

Two families living on a remote island off of Scotland are torn asunder by a race between their sons in this thrilling romantic drama from director Michael Powell (The Red Shoes, Stairway to Heaven).

Filibus

Crime · Silent · Drama

Flying high above the clouds in her dirigible, Filibus steals from the rich… before mysteriously vanishing into the clouds. But when famed a famed detective sets out to catch her, this cross-dressing master criminal has other plans. Newly remastered and restored by the Eye Filmmuseum.

A Fool There Was

Silent · National Film Registry

The original "Vamp," Theda Bara stars as an exotic temptress who lures a once faithful man away from his wife. Only a handful of Bara's films survive today, but this is the drama for which she is best remembered. The film shocked audiences and brought something unexpected to the silent screen: an u…

The Front Page

National Film Registry

Raucous, irreverent, and remarkably funny, THE FRONT PAGE is a landmark in cinema history; a brilliantly orchestrated, high-speed satire that set the standard for the countless screwball comedies that followed in its wake.

Gold (1934, Germany)

World Cinema · Science Fiction

A rare science fiction film made in National Socialist Germany, Karl Hartl's GOLD is a high-tech thriller dramatizing the ongoing war between scientific progress and corporate greed (resurrecting some of the themes and spectacle of Fritz Lang's Metropolis). GOLD is not only a handsomely-produced dra…

The Good Bad-Man

Silent · Western

"Passin' Through" (Douglas Fairbanks), a gentleman bandit, robs trains and gives to poor children, is doggedly pursued by a U.S. Marshal (Pomeroy Cannon), competes with a rival thief (Sam De Grasse), and finds love with Amy (Bessie Love).

The Half-Breed

Silent · Western

In an attempt to brand himself as a serious actor, the smiling swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks starred in THE HALF-BREED (1916), a Western melodrama written by Anita Loos and directed with flair by Allan Dwan.

Hearts of the World

Silent · War · Romance

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Hell-Bound Train

Silent · African-American · Drama

The film is the work of self-taught filmmakers James and Eloyce Gist, African-American evangelists who employed cinema as a tool for their traveling ministry. Their surreal visual allegories were screened in churches and meeting halls, accompanied by a sermon and the passing of a collection plate. R…

Hypocrites

Silent

Lois Weber's infamous attack on the moral decay of society which caused a sensation by featuring a fully nude woman to portray "the naked truth." A huge hit, which propelled Weber to the front ranks of all silent film directors.

In the Land of the Head Hunters

Photography · Native and Indigenous Americans · History

In 1911, photographer Edward S. Curtis traveled to British Columbia to work with members of the Kwakwaka'wakw to create a film celebrating the art and culture of this Native American people.

Intolerance (Griffith Masterworks)

Period Drama · Silent · National Film Registry

D.W. Griffith had a vision of the movies as the greatest spiritual force the world had ever known. Just one year after the huge success of THE BIRTH OF A NATION, he was emboldened to prove his faith in the new medium with the superproduction INTOLERANCE.

The Jewish Soul: Classics of Yiddish Cinema

Horror · Religion · Jewish Interest

Too often segregated within an academic and cultural niche, Yiddish cinema is in fact a varied and vibrant genre ripe for reappraisal. Whether shot in the fields of Poland or makeshift studios in Manhattan, Yidishe Kino endure not only as precious documents of a vanishing culture, but a fascinating …

Kameradschaft

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L'Age D'or

World Cinema · Avant Garde · Cannes Film Festival

L'AGE D'OR, the surrealist masterpiece of 20th century cinema is now available on DVD to challenge, arouse, unnerve, amuse, and galvanize the uninitiated for generations to come.

Legong: Dance of the Virgins

Romance · Drama

Filmed entirely in Bali in 1935, LEGONG: DANCE OF THE VIRGINS is a tragic tale of love denied featuring a new restoration and soundtrack by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

Mädchen in Uniform

Lesbian · World Cinema · LGBTQ

As a new student at an all-girls boarding school, Manuela falls in love with the compassionate teacher Fräulein von Bernburg, and her feelings are requited. Experiencing her first love, lonely Manuela also discovers the complexities that come with an illicit romance. This artfully composed land…

Nothing Sacred (Restored Version)

Comedy · Romance · Drama

Fredric March is an unscrupulous newspaperman eager to exploit the story of a young woman's death by radium poisoning. Carole Lombard knows she's not really dying but can't pass up a free trip to New York with all the trimmings. 

Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers

Box Set · Silent

This important collection of new 2K and 4K restorations shines a light on the contributions of women filmmakers in shaping the language of early cinema. Includes work by Lois Weber, Alice Guy-Blaché, and Zora Neale Hurston. Produced in collaboration with the Library of Con…

Princess Tam Tam

Comedy · African-American · Music & Dance

An ingenious shepherdess is transformed into a bogus Indian princess of a capricious French aristocrat. This charming Continental comedy follows both the myth of Pygmalion and La Baker's own rise as an expatriate celebrity.

Sand Bubbles: C. Dorflinger & Sons Glass Factory

Documentary · History

Lost for more than ninety years, SAND BUBBLES resturns in restored 35mm to provide an incredibly rare look at turn-of-the-century industry at a prestigious glass-making company.

Shoes

Silent · Drama

In Lois Weber's feminist masterpiece, teenaged shopgirl Eva is on her feet all day to support her family. As the soles of her boots disintegrate, her desperation grows.

South: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition

Adventure · Documentary · Silent

When explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton hired cameraman Frank Hurley to join an expedition across the South Pole, no one could never have predicted their ship would be trapped in pack ice and the members marooned.

The Spiders (Restored Version)

Action & Adventure · World Cinema · Silent

Influenced by the French serials of Louis Feuillade (Fantomas) and infused with Lang's own fascination with Asian culture, THE SPIDERS follows international adventurer Kay Hoog (Carl de Vogt) in his quest for Incan gold and the precious "Buddha's head" diamond.

A Star Is Born (1937)

Academy Award Winners · Academy Award Nominees · Drama

From maverick filmmaker William A. Wellman (The Public Enemy, Nothing Sacred) comes the original, timeless tale of Hollywood fantasy and heartbreak: A STAR IS BORN. Janet Gaynor stars as Esther Blodgett, a small-time girl who get a lucky break in Hollywood with help from movie star Norman Maine (Fre…

Testament Of Dr. Mabuse

Film Noir

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The Cook and Other Treasures

Comedy · Silent

One of the finest collaborations between Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Buster Keaton, THE COOK leads this collection of rediscovered comedy classics along with A RECKLESS ROMEO (1917) and NUMBER, PLEASE? (1920)

The Devil's Needle

Silent · Drama

THE DEVIL'S NEEDLE stars silent goddess Norma Talmadge as a morphine-addicted artist’s model who sends a neurotic painter down a path of moral deterioration. 

The Final Chord

Drama

A lavish drama set in the classical concert halls of Germany. Maria von Tasnady is a woman who gives up her child for adoption, only to become its nursemaid years later. But even that tenuous happiness is threatened by the influence of a domineering nanny.

The Girl from the Marsh Croft

Drama

An adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf’s popular novel, a tale of shame and superstition set in an insular farming community in the northern region of Germany. Hansi Knoteck stars as a moral outcast who is willing to sacrifice her own happiness for the sake of the man she loves.

The Green Cockatoo

Film Noir

Often cited as one of the earliest of the British Noirs, this taut little thriller based on a Graham Greene story, features a stellar cast and crew. After witnessing the murder of a racketeer, a young woman is pursued by both gangsters and the police. She is aided by a Soho entertainer, who is the b…

The Jewish Soul: Classics of Yiddish Cinema - Mir Kumen On (Children Must Laugh)

Drama

Polish-made window into a little socialist paradise: a rural tuberculosis sanatorium set up by Jewish workers’ organizations for poor city kids, run democratically by the young patients themselves.

The Jewish Soul: Classics of Yiddish Cinema - Tevya

Religion · Drama

Maurice Schwartz, the greatest of all Tevyas, recreates his original stage role as the philosophical shtetl dairyman in viciously anti-Semitic Czarist Russia. Based on the Sholom Aleichem stories.

The Jewish Soul: Classics of Yiddish Cinema - The Dybbuk

Jewish Interest · Drama

A young bride is possessed by the spirit of her dead husband’s dislocated soul. Based on the Yiddish theater’s most memorable play.

The Three Penny Opera

Musical

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Three Songs Of Lenin

Documentary · Silent · Avant Garde

With exquisite images and masterful editing, THREE SONGS OF LENIN paints a living portrait of Vladimir Lenin and the great Soviet state he built that surpasses all the dry rhetoric of history books.

To New Shores

Drama

This rarely-seen, innovative film, showcases the talents of Swedish-born superstar Zarah Leander. TO NEW SHORES stars Leander as a woman sentenced to an Australian penal colony for a crime committed by her former lover. She eventually marries a farmer (Viktor Staal) and returns to the cabaret stage,…

Victor and Victoria

Lesbian · LGBTQ · Musical

In this dazzling musical romance, a young woman, unable to find work as a music hall singer, partners with a down-and-out thespian to revamp her act. Pretending to be a man performing in drag, Victoria becomes the toast of the international stage.

Westfront 1918

War

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With Byrd at the South Pole

Silent · Documentary

The first flight over the South Pole by Admiral Richard E. Byrd was filmed by two cameramen from Paramount Newsreel, winning an Oscar® for achievement in cinematography