Paul Merton's Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema (2010)

ALL 03/28/2010 (en) Documentary 59 Min
  • Release
    03/28/2010
  • Production
    BBC Bristol Productions
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  • Original title
    Paul Merton's Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

Paul Merton goes in search of the origins of screen comedy in the forgotten world of silent cinema - not in Hollywood, but closer to home in pre-1914 Britain and France. Revealing the unknown stars and lost masterpieces, he brings to life the pioneering techniques and optical inventiveness of the virtuosos who mastered a new art form. With a playful eye and comic sense of timing, Merton combines the role of presenter and director to recreate the weird and wonderful world that is early European cinema in a series of cinematic experiments of his own.

  1. Paul Merton

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Steve Scales

    Editor

  4. Kate Broome

    Producer



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Paul Merton's Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema (2010) 59 Min

ALL 03/28/2010 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 03/28/2010
  • Production
    BBC Bristol Productions
  • Original title Paul Merton's Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Paul Merton goes in search of the origins of screen comedy in the forgotten world of silent cinema - not in Hollywood, but closer to home in pre-1914 Britain and France. Revealing the unknown stars and lost masterpieces, he brings to life the pioneering techniques and optical inventiveness of the virtuosos who mastered a new art form. With a playful eye and comic sense of timing, Merton combines the role of presenter and director to recreate the weird and wonderful world that is early European cinema in a series of cinematic experiments of his own.

  1. Paul Merton

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Steve Scales

    Editor

  4. Kate Broome

    Producer