Good movie! Gorgeous and epic, full of incredible costuming, exotic locales, and impressive animal handling I haven’t yet seen in silent cinema. It’s fascinating seeing what other countries besides America were doing during the pre-sound period. Clearly they were making equally compelling, if still strangely paced, meals out of the new film medium. A Throw of Dice doesn’t tell a new or even nuanced story, but when told with such passion it’s difficult not to be immersed.
Good movie! Gorgeous and epic, full of incredible costuming, exotic locales, and impressive animal handling I haven’t yet seen in silent cinema. It’s fascinating seeing what other countries besides America were doing during the pre-sound period. Clearly they were making equally compelling, if still strangely paced, meals out of the new film medium. A Throw of Dice doesn’t tell a new or even nuanced story, but when told with such passion it’s difficult not to be immersed.
