prisoner of her past is a 2010 documentary film , produced by kartemquin films , that follows the journey of chicago tribune music critic howard reich as he travels to europe to discover why his elderly mother , sonia reich , believes people are trying to kill her .

inspired by conversations with young trauma survivors in post-katrina new orleans , howard reich begins to discover a secret that his mother , sonia , had kept hidden for over 60 years .

for most of her adult life , sonia reich was a well adjusted and self-sufficient woman , but now in her eighties , sonia is suffering from late-onset post traumatic stress disorder .

in order to understand his mother 's past , howard reich travels to eastern europe to discover that sonia spent her adolescence fleeing the nazis during world war ii .

meeting some of sonia 's distant relatives and childhood friends , howard begins to unravel what his mother has always refused to speak about .

having lost most of her family to the holocaust , sonia spent five years as a " jungle child " , starving and constantly on the run .

now as sonia tries to forget her past , howard attempts to ease her pain and confront the horrors that haunted her .

prisoner of her past was directed by gordon quinn , a founder of kartemquin films .

the film was produced by joanna rudnick and chicago tribune journalist , howard reich , with associate producer , zak piper .

the film was a co-production of kartemquin films and the chicago tribune .

prisoner of her past was the february 2010 winner of the accolade competition 's best of show award .

prisoner of her past

sonia reich - who survived the holocaust as a child by running and hiding - suddenly believes that she is being hunted again , 60 years later . prisoner of her past is the story of a woman who . . . see full summary »
“one of the remaining wonders of our technological time is the power of the documentary to refute propaganda and deal with the true tragedies of history . “prisoner of her past” is such a work… be brave enough to sit for an hour . you will never forget it . ” — stanley crouch , new york daily news
sonia reich - who survived the holocaust as a child by running and hiding - suddenly believes that she is being hunted again , 60 years later . prisoner of her past is the story of a woman who appeared to be a normal , self - sufficient adult until she ran out of her house in the middle of the night , convinced that someone was trying
to put a bullet in [ her ] head .
in effect , sonia was re - enacting the traumatic events of her lost childhood . separated from her family , she was deprived of 5 years of adolescence , as she fled from the nazis during the second world war . during that time , we know that her mother and most of her extended family were killed in mass executions . we also know that she was starving , frostbitten , constantly endangered and , as one psychiatrist described it ,
a jungle child .
what she witnessed and how she survived , we may never know . she refuses to discuss her past . prisoner of her past is a documentary film that tells the story of sonia and her son , chicago tribune . . .
what helps the children most is telling their stories , sharing their experiences , learning that others have gone through similar passages of pain . this is something that sonia never had the chance to do and was never even encouraged to explore . she has always felt deeply alone living with her past , truly a perpetual prisoner of that past who , tragically , can never be set free .
until february 15 , 2001 , howard reich’s mother , sonia , had managed to keep almost everything about her experience of the holocaust from her son . that night , she packed some clothes and fled her house in skokie , illinois , convinced that someone was trying to kill her . this was the first indication that she was suffering from late - onset post traumatic stress disorder , a little - known condition that can emerge decades after the initial trauma . for howard , it was also the opening of a window onto his mother’s past . in prisoner of her past , howard reich has written a moving memoir about growing up as the child of holocaust survivors and finding refuge from silence and fear in the world of jazz . it is only when sonia’s memories overwhelm her and howard begins to piece together her story that he comes to understand how his parents’ lives shaped his own . the paperback edition includes an epilogue by the author that relates developments since the publication of the cloth edition .
prisoner of her past tells the haunting story of a secret childhood trauma resurfacing , sixty years later , to unravel the life of holocaust survivor sonia reich . the film follows her son , chicago tribune jazz critic howard reich , as he journeys across the united states and eastern europe to uncover why his mother believes the world is conspiring to kill her . along the way , he finds a family he never knew he had . howard also finds psychiatrists in new orleans helping traumatized children who survived hurricane katrina , so they will not re - experience their childhood terrors as his mother now does .
an aging holocaust survivor believes everyone is trying to kill her - sixty years after her tragic childhood . her son travels the world to uncover his mother ' s secret past , along the way discovering a family he never knew he had and illuminating a little - known illness : late - onset post traumatic stress disorder .
a psychiatrist , whom howard consults about this , tells him that his mother was
on guard duty ,
protecting her family . the bad people were still out there after them . one time , sonia was discovered walking down the street late at night in their hometown of skokie , a predominantly jewish suburb of chicago . she was carrying her clothes in two brown shopping bags , escaping from the evil men who still wanted to put a bullet in her head . the psychiatrist says that sonia is reliving her past :
the holocaust has begun again .
but perhaps in her mind it never stopped .
the haunting story of a secret childhood trauma resurfacing , sixty years later , to unravel the life of holocaust survivor sonia reich . her son , chicago tribune jazz critic howard reich , tries to uncover why his mother thinks the world is out to kill her .
while howard and leon are visiting a jewish cemetery in warsaw , leon decides that he wants to visit sonia in america because he thinks that seeing him might help her . in a scene that is almost otherworldly , sonia refuses to recognize leon when he walks into her room at the nursing home . howard shows her an old picture of her and leon sitting with her grandfather , but she refuses to look . she doesn ' t want to speak to leon , refers to him as a stranger butting in on her private conversation with her son . she won ' t even look at leon , but pays excessively close attention to her can of diet coke . later , outside in the corridor of the nursing home , leon says ,
i am crushed .
he can ' t help feeling so , even though he and howard had earlier discussed sonia ' s possible negative reaction to his visit .
howard reich has been an award - winning chicago tribune arts critic and writer since 1983 . he is also a correspondent for downbeat magazine . in addition to covering jazz , blues , gospel , and world music for the tribune , he has authored several investigative reports that have been featured on abc’s nightline and various national public radio programs . he is the author of three other books : the first and final nightmare of sonia reich : a son’s memoir ( 2006 ) ; jelly’s blues : the life , music , and redemption of jelly roll morton ( 2003 ) , written with william gaines ; and van cliburn ( 1993 ) . he most recently wrote , produced , and narrated a documentary film about his mother’s unspoken holocaust childhood , prisoner of her past . reich graduated from northwestern university’s school of music .
howard ' s mother , sonia , a holocaust survivor , is living in a nursing home in illinois and is having unusual trouble dealing with her life . she can ' t escape her past , yet it ' s impossible for her to confront it . she lives in a state of almost constant paranoia . it turns out that she is suffering from what is termed
late onset post traumatic stress disorder
stemming from her horrible experiences as a child , running and hiding from the nazis and their collaborators . she still fears that
they ' re going to give me a bullet in the head .
it is heartbreaking to see sonia , who otherwise appears to be a healthy and intelligent woman , so completely immersed in her delusions .
howard decides that he must find out more about his mother ' s past , to try to better understand her mental pain . so he takes a trip to eastern europe , to visit the places where his mother and other members of his family struggled to survive . he and a few others - - including sonia ' s polish cousin leon , also a survivor - - visit the small town of dubno in the ukraine where , at ten years old , sonia ' s parents sent her out of her home into the world outside because it was the best chance she had to stay alive . she hid and fled from the evil ones for years . it is hard to imagine how traumatic that must have been .
after sixty years , sonia’s childhood trauma returns as delusion . her son , a journalist , pursues her hidden story . the film follows chicago tribune jazz critic howard reich as he journeys across the united states and eastern europe to uncover why his mother believes that the world is conspiring to kill her . along the way , he finds a family he never knew he had…
is now available for streaming and download worldwide via itunes , amazon , google play and vhx . the film tells the haunting story of a secret childhood trauma resurfacing , sixty years later , to unravel the life of holocaust survivor sonia reich . her son , chicago tribune arts critic howard reich journeys across the united states and eastern europe to uncover why his mother believes the world is conspiring to kill her .
howard notes a striking difference between sonia and leon . unlike sonia , leon is able to confront his past and even retain a few positive memories from his experiences . howard says ,
leon is not afraid to look at his past . my mother can ' t go there . she is fighting that past , and he is accepting it .
the reason for this is that leon was helped in his plight by a czech family .
leon actually had a childhood . my mother had years of flight and terror . she never had an opportunity to learn how to trust , and leon did .
later , leon very movingly pays tribute to the father of that family who saved his life and also , he knows now , kept him from falling into a spiritual well of hopeless paranoia .
howard and leon talk to many of the local ukrainians . one elderly woman takes them out to a field where she witnessed as a little girl the slaughter of hundreds of jews - - not by the nazis , but by other ukrainians . she shudders at the memory of it . howard asks her ,
how do you know they were ukranians ?
she looks stunned for a moment and then says ,
because they were speaking ukrainian .
since sonia , like many other survivors , has always been reluctant to talk about the terrible times she has lived through , some of her past behavior witnessed by howard and his sister when they were growing up is only now beginning to make sense . they relate many instances that , at the time , did not strike them as particularly abnormal . for instance , howard recalls waking up in the middle of the night and seeing his mother sitting on the floor in their living room , alert , staring out the front window at the street .
sonia reich was barely nine when she witnessed the execution of 12 , 000 jews in easternmost poland . she was among 100 odd people who escaped . sixty years on , the childhood trauma has returned to haunt her . now settled in us , sonia is perennially terrified that the world is out to kill her . her son , howard , now undertakes an arduous journey across us and eastern europe to find out why her mother feels this way . along the way he meets his family that he never knew existed . a brilliant film by gordon quinn , kartemquin films , on the little known medical problem : late - onset post traumatic stress disorder , a phenomenon that brings the long buried traumas back to life .
with a noted tradition of nurturing emerging talent and acting as a leading voice for independent media , kartemquin is building on more than 50 years of history as chicago’s documentary powerhouse .
in a change of pace at the end of the film , howard tells of his visit to new orleans in the wake of hurricane katrina , where he listens to other victims of post traumatic stress : children whose homes were destroyed and who were displaced , separated from their friends and family . one girl reveals a chilling fact : no matter where she is , she always keeps a suitcase packed with clothing and other necessities close at hand in case she needs to evacuate . howard remarks that his mother still has those two brown shopping bags packed and ready to go in her room at the nursing home .
some parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .
donate to help spread awareness of this film and contribute to the dialogue about ptsd and its effects .
jazz critic howard reich , is one of the most emotionally wrenching yet rewarding films i have recently seen .
1 of 1 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this
gordon quinn to give university of chicago ' s 2016 robert h . kirschner , md , human rights memorial lecture
* rebroadcast on wttw in honor of holocaust remembrance day * may 6 , 3 : 00pm check local listings here .
at least nowadays , howard says , many of these kids are getting help , the kind of help that was not available to his mother and other holocaust survivors back in the forties and fifties when they sorely could have used it .
for many years , howard reich has been the superlative jazz critic and writer for the chicago tribune . this documentary reveals his incredible personal history as a second - generation member of a family of ukranian jewish holocaust survivors . the film focuses mainly on his elderly mother , who after years of uneventful life in the chicago area , resisting mr . reich ' s and his sister ' s attempts to talk about her experiences , suddenly begins to
act out
her wartime traumas . his mother is diagnosed with post - traumatic stress disorder ( ptsd ) , and mr . reich , in efforts to find out what actually happened to his mother , ends up locating long - lost and never - seen relatives both in the us and in europe , with both positive and disturbing results . at only one hour long , this is an engrossing and fascinating true - life detective story .
with jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego® jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .
in one scene , howard , who looks to be in his forties , and leon ' s thirty - something son peter take time out to compare notes about their experiences as children hearing adults constantly talking about politics , the holocaust , and the war . howard says that the older folks were always angry , always shouting about one thing and another , always worrying that someone was still after the jews . it got to the point where howard immersed himself in music , playing his piano louder and louder to drown out the disturbing talk . peter says his father never stopped talking about the past , and that after a while , it all just went in one ear and out the other .
lakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .
want to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .
sixty years after the war , a survivor is running and hiding again . . .
explore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .
kartemquin is a 501 ( c ) 3 not - for - profit organization . guidestar
limbic system : sex , hallucinations , emotion , memory , ptsd , amygdala . . . brain mind lecture 6
tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you .
first - person essays , features , interviews and q & as ; about life today .
sorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .
html public
- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en
urltoken


mother is a 1910 american silent short drama produced by the thanhouser company .

the film is a melodrama that focuses with will allen who runs away from home after being violently abused by his stepfather and his mother keeps a candle lit for him to return home .

twenty years later , will returns home after having become a successful lawyer , but can not find his parents .

will later takes the case to defend a lady being prosecuted by a client company .

after being successful he recognizes the lady as his mother and they are reunited .

the film 's cast included anna rosemond , frank h. crane and carey l. hastings , but other credits are uncertain .

the film was released on september 6 , 1910 , and was met with mixed reviews .

the film is presumed lost .

mother ( 1910 film )

the american film institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the united states : film beginnings , 1893 - 1910 .
the american film institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the united states , film beginnings , 1893 - 1910 .
love among the roses ( dir . d . w . griffith , 1910 )
between two worlds : the jewish presence in german and austrian film , 1910 - 1933 ( film europa ) : s . s . prawer† : 9781845453039 : urltoken books
“we nail a lie” advertisement . moving picture world ( 12 march 1910 ) : 365 .
wilful peggy
( 1910 ) director d . w . griffith , cinematographer billy bitzer
the film index : a bibliography . vol . 1 : the film as art .
denmark ; dir . jytte rex ; norsk film production and the danish film institute .
in the border states ( 1910 ) - d . w . griffith | g . w . bitzer
19 september 1991 : arts and film 86 ; 20 september 1991 : arts and film 37 .
with the headline : jane wyatt , mother on ‘father knows best , ’ dies at 95 .
the unchanging sea ( 1910 ) - mary pickford - d . w . griffith | g . w . bitzer
thanhouser company film preservation is a co - founder and proud sponsor of the international youth silent film festival .
the usurer ( 1910 ) - george nichols & mack sennett - d . w . griffith | g . w . bitzer
his mother’s thanksgiving ( 1910 ) production company : edison mfg . co . transfer note : copied at 17 frames per second from a 35mm nitrate print preserved by the museum of modern art from source material provided by the new zealand film archive . running time : 15 minutes ( silent , no music ) .
in addition to producing the spirit awards , film independent produces the la film festival and film independent at lacma film series , a year - round , weekly program that offers unique cinematic experiences for the los angeles creative community and the general public .
film description : after a crushing breakup , an aimless singer - songwriter moves in with her ultra - catholic mother and strikes up an unexpected friendship with the wife of an old nemesis . world premiere
clara and vincent are siblings who lost their mother during childhood . every month they commemorate their mother by placing two wreaths on her grave - - the one source of joy and pride for their aged father who spends his days sitting in a chair outside their home .
a mother loses her sanity when she loses her child . her husband brings home a newly adopted child , and she regains her health .
robie lester , who had done duchess ' s singing voice in the film , would also later narrate the read - along version of the film .
mla style :
mother teresa - biographical
. nobelprize . org . nobel media ab 2014 . web . 9 jul 2018 . < urltoken >
, caeserini ' s film still suffers from a problem common to many early filmed operas , the inability to synchronize the film itself with the musical accompaniment .
the greater call ( 1910 ) production company : essanay film mfg . co . cast : alice donovan ( claudine starr ) , curtis cooksey ? ( richard , her husband ) . transfer note : copied at 18 frames per second from a 35mm print preserved by ucla film & television archive from source material provided by the new zealand film archive . running time : 10 minutes ( silent , no music ) .
sand ( 1920 ) , reportedly pres . woodrow wilson ' s favorite hart film
lacy , norris j .
arthurian film and the tyranny of tradition .
the use of arthurian legend in hollywood film from connecticut yankees to fisher kings .
the use of arthurian legend in hollywood film from connecticut yankees to fisher kings .
images in the dark , an encyclopedia of gay and lesbian film and video .
london : rank film distributors , [ 1963 ] . [ press book . ]
release of the lord of the rings animated film , directed by ralph bakshi .
more treasurers from the american film archives ( 1894 - 1931 ) . dvd . ( national film preservation foundation us 2004 ) - contains the country doctor ( 1909 )
quentin sees gerald bland , a swaggering harvard student , rowing across the river . quentin goes through a series of painful memories , thinking of caddy’s promiscuity and her marriage to herbert head . he remembers his mother’s letters about caddy and herbert , and herbert’s promise to give jason a job in his bank . quentin thinks vaguely about his mother’s pride and emptiness , musing that caddy never had a real mother and that he himself could never turn to his mother in times of need . quentin finds deacon , the black man he was seeking earlier . he gives deacon the note he has written for shreve , and asks him to take it to shreve tomorrow .
presents probably the most faithful film version of the medieval legend of tristan and isolde .
researchers may also wish to refer to
cross index to selected city streets and enumeration districts , 1910 census
( microfilm publication m1283 ) . these 50 microfiche cards contain an index to 39 large american cities in the 1910 census . a researcher who knows the subject ' s address will be able to use the
cross index
to find the ed number .
1986 the film producer , claude berri , turned pagnol’s two novels , jean de florette and manon des sources back into film . they were premiered in 1986 to international acclaim .
film description : inspired by true events , when a poverty - stricken young mother and her three - year - old son are evicted , she turns to the only person she knows with any money – the man who abused her as a child . world premiere
wachhorst , wyn .
time - travel romance on film : archetypes and structures .
- - - - - .
they ' re getting a terry gilliam film .
release of the hobbit animated film , directed by arthur rankin , jr and jules bass .
online release of born of hope live - action fan film , directed by kate madison .
in june 1910 , when marcel was fifteen years old , his life was shattered when his beloved mother was taken ill with a chest infection and died at the age of 36 . for marcel the cruel change in his family life was aggravated when his father remarried two years later in 1912 . his bride , madeleine , was only 24 and the situation distanced marcel from his father .
the film is noted for being along with the jungle book ( 1967 ) the last film project to be approved by walt disney himself , as he died in late 1966 before the film was released . while the film gained overall favorable reviews and a solid box office performance , it did not match the earlier success of 101 dalmatians or the jungle book . today , while the film is very iconic , it is seen as a modest success by the disney company .
film independent is a nonprofit arts organization that champions independent visual storytelling and supports a community of artists who embody diversity , innovation and uniqueness of vision . film independent helps filmmakers make their movies , builds an audience for their projects , and works to diversify the film industry . film independent’s board of directors , filmmakers , staff and constituents is comprised of an inclusive community of individuals across ability , age , ethnicity , gender , race and sexual orientation . anyone passionate about film can become a member , whether you are a filmmaker , industry professional or a film lover .
proceedings of the purdue university fifth annual conference on film october 30 - november 1 , 1980 .
germany - great britain - ireland - united states ; dir . anthony hickox ; constantin film .
the film was nominated for afi ' s 10 top 10 in the
animation
genre .
the audience award for fiction feature film went to the keeping hours , directed by karen moncrieff .
tolkien meets forrest j . ackerman to discuss an animated film of the lord of the rings .
online release of the hunt for gollum live - action fan film , directed by chris bouchard .
the rosary . ( independent moving picture co . imp us 1910 ) cas . : florence lawrence , matt moore , si , b & w , 35mm , 950 ft . archive : usw , cao .
with over 250 annual screenings and events , film independent provides access to a network of like - minded artists who are driving creativity in the film industry . film independent’s artist development program offers free labs for selected writers , directors , producers and documentary filmmakers and presents year - round networking opportunities . project involve is film independent’s signature program dedicated to fostering the careers of talented filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the film industry . for more information or to become a member , visit urltoken .
if the
imp
continues to give us pictures of the kind and quality of
mother love
the independent exhibitors will not lack headliners for their programs . while the theme is not new . it is one which presents the opportunity for powerful dramatic effect and calls for the best efforts of the actors . and in all fairness to the
imp ' ' performers it must be said that they have made the most of their opportunity .
mother love
is a film that brings honor to the producer and it will bring dollars to the exhibitor . seldom , if ever , have we seen a similar subject better handled . a young mother loses her reason through the death of her child and regains it when her husband replaces it with an adopted baby of strong resemblance . the attending circumstances are skillfully worked out and the film received the breathless attention and applause of the house in which we saw it . - the moving picture world , march 12 , 1910
“this year the la film festival stretched all across our city , from downtown to the beach , ” said festival director jennifer cochis . “we’re so grateful to the film lovers who packed our theaters in support of our storytellers . today we celebrate the winners of the la film festival awards ! ”
the catalog also includes the 1910 census schedules for all states , alaska , hawaii , the district of columbia , and puerto rico and for military ships , stations , hospitals , and personnel assigned to the philippines .
about the preservation his mother’s thanksgiving was preserved under the direction of the museum of modern art from a nitrate print uncovered in 2010 at the new zealand film archive . the work was completed in 2013 by colorlab corp . through the support of a save america’s treasures grant secured by the nfpf .
wealthy young martin cavendish wants to marry his mother ' s secretary rather than a snooty titled woman his mother has chosen for his bride . one night while reading a book about chivalry , cavendish is knocked unconscious by a burglar , and , in a dream , he finds himself in in camelot in the sixthcentury . thereafter , the film follows the general outline of the events in twain ' s novel with abundant contemporaneous touches added to the screenplay . douglas fairbanks was originally offered the title role in this film , but he turned it down . as with the other screen adaptations of twain ' s novel , this film eschews any of the misanthropy in the original in favor of comedy .
tarpley , fred .
king arthur on film .
in william e . tanner , ed .
thynne , jane .
£500 can buy slice of the action in a new british film .
the audience award for documentary feature film was given to skid row marathon , directed by mark hayes .
worldwide release of the hobbit : an unexpected journey live - action film , directed by peter jackson .
one of her more offbeat television parts was that of amanda , the human mother of mr . spock , the pointy - eared vulcan member of the “star trek” crew of space voyagers in the late 1960’s . she reprised the role in the 1986 film , “star trek iv : the voyage home . ”
rolls 28 - 40 of
descriptions of census enumeration districts , 1830 - 1890 and 1910 - 1950
( microfilm publication t1224 ) identify the enumeration district number assigned within the state , county , and city for the 1910 census . the descriptions are arranged alphabetically by state and thereunder by supervisor ' s district , which is a large geographic area that covers several counties . the descriptions are then arranged by county and thereunder by township or city .
as their source , but the film ' s real debt is to the american movie western and the classics illustrated series . the film ' s significance lies in its being the first mgm film in cinemascope , not in any new light it sheds on the legend of arthur and the knights of the round table .
film showing the bayshore amusement park in its heyday , preserved by the maryland historical society with nfpf support .
: narrative time and space in medieval literature and film .
in maud s . walther , ed .
sitney , alan p .
bruce baillie and the lyrical film .
in annette michelson , ed .
release of the return of the king animated film , directed by arthur rankin , jr and jules bass .
worldwide release of the hobbit : the desolation of smaug live - action film , directed by peter jackson .
* * mother teresa ' s date of birth is disputed :
so unconcerned was she about accuracy in relation to the chronicling of her own life , and so disinclined actually to read anything written about her , that for many years and in a succession of books her birthdate was erroneously recorded as 27 august 1910 . it even appeared in the indian loreto entrance book as her date of birth . in fact , as she confided to her friend , co - worker and american author , eileen egan , that was the date on which she was christened agnes gonxha bojaxhiu . the date which marked the beginning of her christian life was undoubtedly the more important to mother teresa , but she was none the less actually born in skopje , serbia , on the previous day .
( spink , kathryn : mother teresa : a complete authorized biography , harpersanfrancisco , 1997 .
bear ye one another’s burdens . dir . : harry solter ( independent moving picture co . us 1910 ) cas . : florence lawrence , king baggot , si , b & w , 16mm , 975 ft . archive : usw .
barbara , who & apos ; d studied chemistry and physiology at university college , london , became a member of wspu in 1906 and was a full - time organizer for the group by 1909 . barbara and gerald got married in 1910 .
, this film has had few neutral critics , most of whom responded negatively to it . the charges leveled against the film are generally that the lead roles were miscast , that the direction was ponderous , and that , at nearly three hours , the film was too long . the film did , nonetheless , win academy awards for art and set direction , costume , and best musical scoring . it was also nominated for best cinematography and sound .
the american film institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the united states , feature films , 1931 - 1940 .
- - - - - .
une ' figure obligé ' du film de chevalerie : le tournoi .
nickel , helmut .
arms and armor in arthurian film .
in kevin j . harty , ed .
the american film institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the united states , feature films , 1911 - 1920 .
de la brétèque , françois .
une ' figure oblige ' du film de chevalrie : le tournoi .
this award is given to the short film audiences liked most as voted by a tabulated rating system . short films screening in the shorts programs or before feature films in the festival were eligible for the audience award for short film .
this holiday - themed melodrama released by edison studios in 1910 concerns robert , a young man who leaves his mother’s home in new england to forge a career in the big city . when he achieves “fame and fortune” six years later , his proud mother can’t wait to welcome him home for thanksgiving . robert , however , intends to stay in the city to enjoy a holiday feast with his society friends and beautiful fiancée . when mom decides to pay a surprise visit on thanksgiving day , she is saddened to find that her son is so ashamed of her that he relegates her to an upstairs room , out of sight and out of mind . as mom tearfully prepares to retreat home , robert’s compassionate fiancée discovers her plight and takes the distressed woman under her wing . in a heartwarming display of contrition , robert welcomes his mother to thanksgiving dinner as an honored guest among his posh friends , who all welcome her with open arms .
florence lawrence rare shorts ( 1908 - 1912 ) . dvd . ( silent film hall of fame enterprises us 2017 )
france ; dir . ugo falena ; il film d ' arte italiana , s . a . p . f .
film description : as summer draws to a close , a young trans girl finds freedom in a secret midnight swim .
worldwide release of the lord of the rings : the two towers live - action film , directed by peter jackson .
worldwide release of the hobbit : the battle of the five armies live - action film , directed by peter jackson .
charlie was thrown on his own resources before he reached the age of ten as the early death of his father and the subsequent illness of his mother made it necessary for charlie and his brother , sydney , to fend for themselves .
women’s weepies were a nickelodeon staple in the early years of movies . in these one - reel dramas , women trapped in no - win situations confronted heart - wrenching decisions : should a young woman wed her penniless sweetheart or accept a rich but loveless match ? should a mother give up her infant so that the child can eat ? should a loose woman risk a glimpse at her son who has been raised by others and is unaware of his birth mother’s shameful past ?
who’s who ( 1910 ) production company : essanay film manufacturing company . cast : j . warren kerrigan ( party guest ) , adrienne kroell ( party guest ) . transfer note : copied at 18 frames per second from a 35mm print preserved by the library of congress from source material provided by eye filmmuseum . new music : michael d . mortilla . running time : 6 minutes .
surrounded by the union troops the dixie mother ' s younger son is afraid to venture outside the house and rejoin his regiment . she urges him to go forth and battle for the cause ; places a . . . see full summary »
los angeles ( june 22 , 2017 ) – today the la film festival , produced by film independent , announced the winners of the 2017 festival at the awards reception presided over by festival director jennifer cochis and film independent president josh welsh . the festival’s juried awards include the u . s . fiction award , u . s . fiction cinematography award presented byaputure , world fiction award , documentary award , la muse awards , and nightfall award , as well as the short fiction award and the short documentary award . audience awards are presented for fiction feature film , documentary feature film , short film and web series . festival guest director miguel arteta ( chuck & buck , the good girl , beatriz at dinner ) was awarded the spirit of independence award at the event for his work advancing the cause of independent film and championing creative freedom . film independent president josh welsh also took the opportunity to thank the more than 60 generous sponsors , funders and media partners without whom the festival would not be possible .
in the scene where edgar is ironing his clothes , he is seen wearing a pair of red - and - white striped boxer shorts . however , since this movie is set in 1910 , boxer shorts weren ' t really invented until 1925 ( 15 years later ) .
since its foundation in milan , italy , in 1910 , alfa romeo continues to design and craft some of the most stunning and premium vehicles in automotive history , all while building on a racing heritage that includes some of the most talented and storied drivers and victories . urltoken
baum moved to hollywood in 1910 , just as the film industry was getting started there . he went on to co - found the oz film manufacturing company to make movies based on his books for which he still held the film rights . he and his partners built a studio and in 1914 turned out a handful of silent films , but the elaborate productions were ahead of their time and failed to find a wide audience . the company shut down the following year . one of baum’s sons co - wrote a “wizard of oz” adaptation that made it to the big screen in 1925 . the cast included oliver hardy ( who became half of the comedy duo laurel and hardy ) as the tin man ; however , the film was panned by critics . it wasn’t until mgm’s 1939 production that “oz” found cinematic success . baum’s widow , maud , attended the film’s hollywood premiere at grauman’s chinese theatre that august .
thompson , raymond h .
the ironic tradition in arthurian film since 1960 .
in kevin j . harty , ed .
harty , kevin j .
the arthurian legends on film : an overview .
in kevin j . harty , ed .
film description : cleveland attempts to overcome its nickname , “the mistake by the lake , ” by launching a bunch of balloons .
worldwide release of the lord of the rings : the fellowship of the ring live - action film , directed by peter jackson .
worldwide release of the lord of the rings : the return of the king live - action film , directed by peter jackson .
film description : years after the death of their son and their subsequent estrangement , a couple reunites under supernatural circumstances . world premiere .
home , sweet home biography : sweet home alabama the d . w . griffith years escaping
poverty row
bibliography : contemporary articles obits & secondary sources film reviews : the silents 1909 - 1910 the silents 1911 - 1915 the silents 1916 - 1927 the talkies 1929 - 1932 the talkies 1933 - 1934 the talkies 1935 - 1936 other stuff : walthall hollywood sites * * * new * * * memorabilia links / contact
director : d . w . griffith | production country : united states | year : 1910 | production company : biograph ( united states ) | film from the collection of eye ( amsterdam ) - urltoken in the principality of camarillo , a son is rejected by his mother because of his misconduct . he attacks the bridal carriage of his brother and his bride , and wants to murder the brother , who had threatened him with death . the bride intervenes . cast : dell henderson , charles west , kate bruce , arthur v . johnson , henry b . walthall , mary pickford , mack sennett , marion leonard . this film is from the jean desmet collection at eye . jean desmet ( 1875 - 1956 ) was one of the leading cinema operators and film distributors in the netherlands from 1907 – 1916 . the jean desmet collection at eye has more than 900 films , and is included unesco ' s memory of the world register . urltoken en / collection / . . . interested in licensing ? for more information about this film and other items from our collection please contact sales @ urltoken phone + 31 ( 0 ) 20 5891 426 mobile + 31 ( 0 ) 6 4118 9635 urltoken en / film - sales
the son of hannah chaplin and leo dryden , wheeler dryden was taken away from his mother as a baby . he was touring india and the far east as a vaudeville comedian when he first learned from his father that the famous charlie chaplin was his half brother .
prawer ' s study is a pleasure to read . . . in addition there is a very full bibliography which , together with an index of jewish artists and administrators working in the german and austrian film industry up to 1933 , film historians will find indispensable .
�����mla
—steve massa , film historian and author of lame brains and lunatics : the good , the bad , and the forgotten of silent comedy .
marcel pagnol’s achievements as a film maker were given national recognition on the 27th march 1947 , when he was elected to the académie française .
film school . munk’s features are characterized by their ironic , formally adventurous treatment of polish history . he died in a car crash while shooting
blanch , robert j . , and julian n . wasserman .
gawain on film .
in kevin j . harty , ed .
romero ' s film is nonetheless undervalued . it represents one of the better attempts to link the story of arthur with the american dream .
made for german television , this film of the story of parsifal is unusual in its use of wolfram rather than wagner as a source .
thank you to wireimage , the official photographer of the la film festival . please visit wireimage . com , the official source for photos .
his wife’s mother . dir . : d . w . griffith , sc . : frank e . woods ( biograph us 1909 ) cas . : florence lawrence , dorothy west , si , b & w , 16mm , 623 ft . archive : usw , usm .
about the preservation the greater call was preserved in 2013 at colorlab corp . from a 35mm nitrate release print found at the new zealand film archive . the work was supervised by ucla film & television archive and funded by the nfpf through the nea - supported save america’s treasures project .
poland’s nascent yiddish cinema benefited from changes in the national film policy . as the ticket tax was reduced on polish films and increased for foreign ones , output rose dramatically . four of the 23 polish films made in 1937 were yiddish talkies : green’s der purimshpiler ( the jester ) , freylekhe kabtsonim ( jolly paupers ) , starring the popular comedians dzigan and shumacher , a sound remake of tkies kaf , and der dibek ( the dybbuk ) , directed by michał waszyński . the latter two were produced by major studios , leo - film and sfinx , and shown with polish subtitles in the principal warsaw cinemas . a final three yiddish talkies were produced in 1938 , two by green ( mamele [ little mother ] and a brivele der mamen [ a little letter to mother ] ) and marten’s on a heym ( without a home ) .
this film was originally credited as john wayne ' s debut film , but obviously he appeared in films two years before this as an uncredited extra . he showed early promise in these silent films with his height , his smile , and just the way how he embodied the american west .
mayberry ' s film - - despite the license it takes with plot - - may be truest to the humor found in the original novel .
eva gabor as duchess the white cat - the female protagonist . she is madame adelaide ' s cat and mother of three kittens . she falls in love with thomas and is forced to choose her life at home or a life with thomas . robie lester provided her singing voice .
in 1966 he produced his last picture , “a countess from hong kong” for universal pictures , his only film in colour , starring sophia loren and marlon brando . the film started as a project called stowaway in the 1930s , planned for paulette goddard . chaplin appears briefly as a ship steward , chaplin’s son sydney once again has an important role , and three of chaplin’s daughters have small parts in the film . the film was unsuccessful at the box office , but petula clark had one or two hit records with songs from the soundtrack music and the music continues to be very popular .
the arrangement of films here is alphabetical for both main and alternate titles . each main entry includes the film ' s title and date of release , the film ' s country of origin , the director , the production company , any alternate title ( s ) , and the cast . in the case of some silent films , surviving records do not always provide all of this information . i then briefly discuss each film and offer a short critical assessment , which admittedly at times betrays my own biases . finally , i provide an exhaustive a list of reviews and additional discussions of each film .
holly , linda tarte .
medievalism in film : the matter of arthur , a filmography .
in jürgen kühnel et al . , eds .
( 1859 ) , this film was critically well received because of its effective use of pageantry and the skill with which it told a love story .
levinson ' s film lacks the ironic tone of its original and changes the novel ' s ending . clearly , this film was meant as a star - vehicle for redford more than as a faithful adaptation of a literary source , and the arthurian dimensions of the novel are obscured in the process .
film description : after the sudden disappearance of her husband , a woman enlists the help of his coworker to fill in the missing pieces . world premiere
dorothy was became nasa’s first african american manager which , again , huge deal . she was born in kansas city , missouri in 1910 and graduated from wilberforce university at the age of 16 . dorothy also spent time as a teacher but according to nasa , but left that job during world war ii to work at langley .
jane waddington wyatt was born on aug . 12 , 1910 , in campgaw , n . j . , into a family of distinguished lineage and grew up in new york city . her father was an investment banker , her mother a writer for commonweal and other publications . she attended the chapin school and studied at barnard college for two years before joining the apprentice school at the berkshire playhouse in stockbridge , mass . back in new york she found work as an understudy in a broadway show , and her name was removed from the new york social register . clearly , the wicked stage was no place for proper young ladies .
film description : seven months pregnant and stuck in a sleepy corner of tennessee , a young woman begins to question the promises made by her charismatic husband .
“producing the la film festival is a huge undertaking , with filmmakers from all across the globe , venues all across the city , and hundreds of volunteers helping us pull it off , ” said film independent president josh welsh . “we truly could not do it without the extremely generous support of our many sponsors . ”
in a period that brought more women into the workforce and into movie houses , probably one of the more interesting dilemmas of women’s melodrama , at least to 21st century audiences , involves a mother’s choice of home or career . this is the territory explored by the greater call , released by essanay on december 20 , 1910 . a successful actress , played by alice donovan , leaves the limelight to marry and have a family . but after three years of hearth and home , she is so bored that she returns to the theater . time passes and in a split screen set - up , we see the excitement backstage , as donovan calmly dons her makeup , and appreciate why the actress made her choice . however , upon receiving a telegram that her child is dying , she hears “the greater call” and abandons her part mid - play to return to her child’s bedside . a single glance at her mother brings the child immediate recovery and family reconciliation .
charles spencer chaplin was born in london , england , on april 16th , 1889 . his father was a versatile vocalist and actor ; and his mother , known under the stage name of lily harley , was an attractive actress and singer , who gained a reputation for her work in the light opera field .
- - - - - .
parzival 1980 - - auf der bühne , im fernsehem und im film .
in jürgen kühnel et al , eds .
lagrange filmed this visually striking if not always coherent retelling of the legend of tristan in iceland . the director characterized his film as a
visual opera .
for the past decade ms . welton has run the business for her mother , making
an o . k . living , better than some ,
she said . she supplements her income by selling real estate . ( her motto :
it ' s time to live just like a star !
)
porter ' s other film in the same year was a non - western , life of an american fireman ( 1903 ) featuring more overlapping action and cross - cut editing , and a last - minute rescue of a mother and child in a burning building . and edison ' s a race for millions ( 1907 ) also featured typical western plot elements - a high - noon shootout , and claim - jumping . in fact , a number of major film studios were making westerns as early as 1907 , and by the end of the first decade of the century , about twenty percent of all of hollywood ' s films were westerns .
but the ' first real movie ' or commercially narrative film that gave birth to the genre was edwin s . porter ' s pioneering western the great train robbery ( 1903 ) . porter ( named ' the father of the story film ' ) was responsible for the one - reel , 10 - minute long film , shot - curiously - on the east coast ( new jersey and delaware ) rather than the western setting of wyoming . [ the first westerns were shot , until 1906 , on the east coast . ] porter had also directed and filmed edison ' s short publicity western - themed film a romance of the rail ( 1903 ) .
ramona , a young girl growing up on her adoptive mother ' s rancho in california , falls in love with the indian lad alessandro . when ramona is denied permission to marry alessandro , the two lovers elope , only to find a life of great hardship and unhappiness amidst the bigotry and greed of the white landowners .
edgar refers to the money that he would inherit as
dollars
and the american dollar sign flashes in his eyes ; however the film takes place in france .
film description : after the death of his wife , a man moves from mississippi to a run - down hollywood apartment , where he meets someone new . world premiere
i thought this a well directed and edited film . lovely referencing and images of hh . dk . along with the new incarnation taking us through to the yangsi in the present day . also good bonus material . really heartfelt interviews with h . e . rabjam rinpoche , matthiue ricard and the yangsi ' s family . i think the film also conveyed the importance of the yangsi receiving authentic teachings and empowerments from a line of authentic teachers . this is so important for the yangsi to mature in to the global responsibilities that he is now taking on . this is a film i will watch again and again . very well done and thank you for making this film .
, boorman ' s film is a dark brooding meditation on the arthurian legend in which arthur becomes the grail king . the film has not , however , aged well . it seems now too much a product of its times , dominated by a heavy musical score that is designed to cue audience reactions to scenes sometimes before they occur .
on october 7 , 1950 , mother teresa received permission from the holy see to start her own order ,
the missionaries of charity
, whose primary task was to love and care for those persons nobody was prepared to look after . in 1965 the society became an international religious family by a decree of pope paul vi .
involved in the research , acquisition , preservation and publication of educational materials related to the early silent motion picture era , with a specific focus on the thanhouser film enterprise .
we hope you will enjoy the following film . please consider making a donation so that we can continue preserving films and presenting them on our web site . thank you !
the audience award for short film went to swim directed by mari walker . the audience award for web series went to high & mighty , directed by carlos lopez estrada .
while khyentse rinpoche only appears in archival footage and photographs in yangsi , it is appropriate to mention him first , as without his dedication to benefit others and tireless devotion to buddhist wisdom , this story would not have taken place . dilgo khyentse rinpoche was born in 1910 in eastern tibet to a family descended from the royal lineage of the ninth century king trisong detsen . when he was still in his mother’s womb , he was recognized as a tulku or incarnation by the illustrious teacher , mipham rinpoche . he was later enthroned as an emanation of jamyang khyentse wangpo , one of the most important tertons ( treasure - finders ) and writers of the 19th century . “khyen - tse” means wisdom and love .
in the mid 1930s , marcel pagnol fell for the charms of a colleague at his paris offices , yvonne pouperon . they had a daughter , francine , born in june 1936 . during the war years , pagnol was in a relationship the film actress , josette day ( pictured in the film list above ) , who appeared in his films , including his film of 1940 - la fille du puisatier . she is most famous for her part in jean cocteau’s “la belle et la bête” , where she played beauty .
young cecil b . de mille ' s first motion picture was the squaw man ( 1914 ) , usually credited as the first feature filmed entirely in hollywood . [ de mille remade the film in 1918 and 1931 . ] even in the early days of the film industry , some real - life cowboys and legendary western figures appeared in films :
her mother is committed to tradition , which can sometimes frustrate her daughter , who would like to add more new stars .
i said , ' mom , who ' s so - and - so ? '
ms . welton said .
can we please take them off ? we ' ve got some really hot ones .
shooting the film freylekhe kabtsonim ( jolly paupers ) , starring zygmunt turkow , his daughter ruth turkow , shimon dzigan , and yisroel shumacher , poland , 1937 . ( yivo )
film description : inspired by common’s black america again , this portrait is a celebration of the beauty , strength , perseverance and spirit of the black community in these troubling times .
for the 1910 census , the bureau of the census created and filmed soundex or miracode index cards for the states listed above in general information . with the exception of louisiana , which used both , each state is indexed with either soundex or miracode as noted at the beginning of the state listing . the information on soundex cards is handwritten ; that on miracode cards is printed .
the circus won charles chaplin his first academy award – it was still not yet called the ‘oscar’ – he was given it at the first presentations ceremony , in 1929 . but as late as 1964 , it seemed , this was a film he preferred to forget . the reason was not the film itself , but the deeply fraught circumstances surrounding its making .
from the silent period through world war ii , a significant number of soviet directors were jews . in addition to roshal’ , these include mark donskoi , fridrikh ermler , iosif kheifits , grigorii kozintsev , iurii raizman , mikhail romm , abram room , esfir shub , leonid trauberg , and dziga vertov . also prominent were screenwriter natan zarkhi ( whose scripts include those for v . i . pudovkin’s silent classics mat’ ( mother ) and konets sankt - peterburga ( the end of st . petersburg ) , film composer isaak dunaevskii , and documentary filmmaker roman karmen . sergei eisenstein , the most celebrated and influential soviet director , was of jewish descent ; although his mother was russian orthodox and his german jewish paternal grandfather had been baptized , the director was considered by many to be a jew and , during world war ii , served as a spokesman for the jewish anti - fascist league .
mother teresa ' s work has been recognised and acclaimed throughout the world and she has received a number of awards and distinctions , including the pope john xxiii peace prize ( 1971 ) and the nehru prize for her promotion of international peace and understanding ( 1972 ) . she also received the balzan prize ( 1979 ) and the templeton and magsaysay awards .
this catalog lists the soundex / miracode indexes for 21 states : alabama , arkansas , california , florida , georgia , illinois , kansas , kentucky , louisiana , michigan , mississippi , missouri , north carolina , ohio , oklahoma , pennsylvania , south carolina , tennessee , texas , virginia , and west virginia . these were the only states for which indexes were created for the 1910 census .
marcel pagnol died on the 18th april 1974 in paris at the age of 79 . he is interred in provence , at the cemetery of la treille . on his gravestone are three inscriptions for marcel pagnol ( 1895 – 1974 ) , estelle pagnol ( 1951 - 1954 ) and augustine pagnol , his mother ( 1873 - 1910 ) . in another tomb lie his father , joseph ( died 1954 ) with his second wife and marcel’s two brothers and sister . his great boyhood friend , david magnan ( lili des bellons in our book ) , killed at the second battle of the marne in july 1918 is buried not far away . 1977 three years after his death the final book of his childhood memories “le temps des amours
was published .
porter ' s film was a milestone in film - making for its storyboarding of the script , the first use of title cards , an ellipsis , and a panning shot , and for its cross - cutting editing techniques . one of its stars with multiple roles , gilbert m . anderson ( max aronson ) , later took the name
broncho billy
anderson and became famous as the first western film hero - the genre ' s first cowboy . as in other genres , westerns quickly became character - driven and stars began to be developed .
when he was about twelve , he got his first chance to act in a legitimate stage show , and appeared as “billy” the page boy , in support of william gillette in “sherlock holmes” . at the close of this engagement , charlie started a career as a comedian in vaudeville , which eventually took him to the united states in 1910 as a featured player with the fred karno repertoire company .
in 1926 , pagnol had attended a london cinema to see one of the first talking movies and had been very impressed by its potential . he contacted paramount picture studios and arranged for his play marius to be adapted for cinema . the director was alexander korda and the film was released in october 1931 . after this , marcel pagnol decided to concentrate on film production .
although world war i disrupted film production in the russian empire , hungarian cinema boomed while french , italian , and american imports were unavailable . hungarian jews deeply involved in the nation’s cultural life—particularly the nascent motion picture industry—included mihály kertész ( later michael curtiz ) , who directed the first hungarian feature film , and sandor korda ( alexander korda ) , the leading hungarian producer .
about the music the new music for this presentation was composed and performed by michael d . mortilla . michael has been composing professionally for more than four decades and has accompanied silent film screenings throughout the united states . among his many nfpf projects are the accompaniments for the dvds treasures 5 : the west and lost and found : american treasures from the new zealand film archive .
to take up film making again , as an exile , was a challenging undertaking . he was now nearing 70 . for almost forty years he had enjoyed the luxury of his own studio and a staff of regular employees , who understood his way of work . now though he had to work with strangers , in costly and unfriendly rented studios . the film shows the strain .
all microfilm publications of national archives records are for sale . you can buy either individual rolls or a complete set . the prices as of may 15 , 1996 , are $ 34 a roll for domestic orders ( $ 39 a roll for foreign orders ) for positive film copies . the 1910 census schedules and indexes are only available on microfilm . microfilm publication m1283 is available on microfiche , which costs $ 4 . 25 per fiche for domestic orders and $ 4 . 65 a fiche for foreign orders . these prices are subject to change without advance notice . shipping is included in these prices .
the missionaries of charity throughout the world are aided and assisted by co - workers who became an official international association on march 29 , 1969 . by the 1990s there were over one million co - workers in more than 40 countries . along with the co - workers , the lay missionaries of charity try to follow mother teresa ' s spirit and charism in their families .
from its founding in 1909 through 1917 , thanhouser company , and its successor company , mutual ' s thanhouser film corporation , produced and released over 1 , 000 silent films to worldwide distribution .
generous support has also been provided by affiliate level sponsors atk audiotek , designer8 * , the culver studios , ifc , konsonant music , kraft - engel management , ovation tv , sagindie , snapsound and twentieth century fox film . other sponsors include bmi , espn films , image nation abu dhabi , ketchum , twin cities film fest , usa network and writers guild of america , west .
the play deals with will allen , a country lad , who is unhappy at home , owing to the fact that he is a studious little chap , and prefers his books to farmwork , which incurs the displeasure and enmity of his stepfather , a rough and surly farmer , to whom book learning does not appeal . will runs away from home , and although his mother keeps a light in the window , hoping to guide her boy home , he never returns . twenty years later , when the boy has made a place for himself in the world as a successful lawyer , he goes back to the farm , only to find that his little mother , who has been left a widow , has gone away , whither no one knows . the mother , in the meantime , being left alone in the world , goes to the city and there supports herself by dressmaking . while shopping in a department store she is unjustly accused of shoplifting . the only person who believes in her innocence is a salesgirl , who is discharged for her presumption in daring to correct her superiors . the girl , in her efforts to . . .
this text was printed from the women film pioneers project at columbia university . to promote readability and conserve consumable resources , images and interactive elements in the digital version do not appear in print format .
burns , e . jane .
nostalgia isn ' t what it used to be : the middle ages in literature and film .
in george slusser and eric s . rabkin , eds .
early in 1918 , chaplin entered into an agreement with first national exhibitors’ circuit , a new organization specially formed to exploit his pictures . his first film under this new deal was “a dog’s life” . after this production , he turned his attention to a national tour on behalf of the war effort , following which he made a film the us government used to popularize the liberty loan drive : “the bond” .
arthur sees his kingdom dissolve in squabbles among his knights over the innocence or guilt of guinevere . this made - for - television film of the last two books of sir thomas malory ' s fifteenth century
roddy maude - roxby as edgar balthazar - madame adelaide ' s butler and the main antagonist of the film . he hopes to get rid of the cats in order to inherit adelaide ' s fortune .