Alice Guy-Blaché Volume 2: The Solax Years
Directed by Alice Guy-Blaché
Alice Guy-Blaché Volume 2: The Solax Years
Having pioneered the art and technology of cinema during its infancy (organizing a system of film production at the Gaumont Studios in France), Alice Guy-Blaché moved to the United States where she co-founded the Solax Company, where she served as head of production. Enjoying complete creative freedom, she explored long-form storytelling, alternating between serious dramatizations of the early 20th-century American experience (Making an American Citizen, The Strike, Frozen on Love’s Trail) and playful experiments in melodrama (The Detective’s Dog). Produced more than a century ago, Guy-Blaché’s films maintain their power to surprise the viewer, with moments of unexpected pathos and irreverent humor (the ribald cross-dressing comedies Officer Henderson and Cousins of Sherlocko). This collection is truly an international endeavor—2K and 4K restorations from materials preserved by the Library of Congress, British Film Institute, EYE Film Institute, George Eastman Museum, the Academy Film Library, Lobster Films, and others—and is essential viewing for anyone interested in the evolution of the industry and the art form.
CONTENTS: Starting Something (1911) Parson Sue (1911) Broken Oath (1912) A Comedy of Errors (1912) The Detective’s Dog (1912) Frozen on Love’s Trail (1912) The Girl in the Armchair (1912) His Double (1912) Making an American Citizen (1912) A Man’s a Man (1912) The Sewer (1912) The Strike (1912) A Terrible Lesson (1912) Cousins of Sherlocko (1913) Dick Whittington and His Cat (1913) Officer Henderson (1913) The Thief (1913) Mr. Bruce Wins at Cards (1914)
One of the most innovative and influential films of the silent era, Dziga Vertov’s MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA utilizes…' https://t.co/mt2PcqqvE4'
RT' @DVDBeaver': Carole Lombard Collection II Blu-ray - Hands Across the Table (1935) Love Before Breakfast (1936) and The Princess Comes A…
RT' @hyperallergic': Suppressed upon release and stuck in obscurity for decades, a documentary on Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland’s comedy t…
RT' @Reckless_Edit': For my latest' @hyperallergic', I reviewed TEST PATTERN, Shatara Michelle Ford's cogent debut now available to stream' @Kin…'
RT' @maxfinkel': Some of the fashion photography of filmmaker Jerry Schatzberg, (Scarecrow, Panic in Needle Park, and the recent Bluray relea…
RT' @NathAt': Latest' @KinoLorber' marquee screenings include the hard-to-see, at-last released (because allegedly censored) and newly-restored…
"Holds up as a terrifically funny movie. Nixon might be long dead, but if you want to sock it to him regardless, be…' https://t.co/u9HgKq0fTT'
RT' @IrishFilmCritic': Movie Review: 50 Years Later, #FTA Documentary That Outraged Nixon Gets A 4K Restoration' https://t.co/lzuF9T8yhn'' @Kino…'
RT' @mindtheoctopus': Neither of these is Schlußakkord but I'm still happy to see German Sirk getting some love: ' @KinoLorber' (now with the c…
RT' @nickgillespie': The legendary 1972 anti-war documentary F.T.A., featuring' @Janefonda' & Donald Sutherland leading a comedy revue for sold…
General Inquiries
333 W. 39th St., Ste. 503
New York, NY 10018
Tel. (800) 562-3330
Fax. (212) 714-0871
Press & Media
For publicity assistance and press inquiries please contact us by emailing dninh@kinolorber.com or calling 212-629-6880.
Educational
Please visit our educational site at www.KinoLorberEDU.com
For assistance with educational orders, please contact us at:
Phone:212-629-6880
Fax: 212-714-0871
Email: edu@kinolorber.com