Intolerance is a silent film telling the story of a poor young woman who is separated from her husband and baby due to prejudices.
Instances of intolerance throughout history are interwoven into the narrative.
The thrilling stories effectively explore how evil and exploitation transcend the dimension of historical time.
Due to its epic scale and visual style, Intolerance is considered one of the most influential films of the silent film era.
Its unconventional editing style has served as inspiration for many European and Hollywood directors.
D.W. Griffith made one of the most ambitious experimental films in history, one of the very first art-house movies.
To most audiences, Griffith is known primarily for directing the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation. One of the most financially successful films of all time, it has attracted much controversy for its degrading portrayals of African Americans, its glorification of the Ku Klux Klan and support for the Confederacy.
The film led to riots in several major cities in the U.S., and the NAACP attempted to have it banned.
Griffith made his next film Intolerance (1916) as an answer to critics, who he felt unfairly maligned his work.
United Artists: Founded in 1919 by Griffith, Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks
Together with Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, Griffith founded the studio United Artists in 1919, aiming to enable actors and directors to make films on their own terms as opposed to the terms of commercial studios.
Several of Griffith’s later films were successful, including Broken Blossoms (1919), Way Down East (1920), and Orphans of the Storm (1921).
However, the high costs he incurred for production and promotion of his pictures often led to their commercial failure.
He had made hundreds of films by the time of The Struggle (1931), his final feature, and all but three were completely silent.
Intolerance (1916): D.W. Griffith’s Historical Epic, One of Hollywood’s Most Influential Film (Masterpieces of World Cinema)
Intolerance is a silent film telling the story of a poor young woman who is separated from her husband and baby due to prejudices.
Instances of intolerance throughout history are interwoven into the narrative.
The thrilling stories effectively explore how evil and exploitation transcend the dimension of historical time.
Due to its epic scale and visual style, Intolerance is considered one of the most influential films of the silent film era.
Its unconventional editing style has served as inspiration for many European and Hollywood directors.
D.W. Griffith made one of the most ambitious experimental films in history, one of the very first art-house movies.
To most audiences, Griffith is known primarily for directing the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation. One of the most financially successful films of all time, it has attracted much controversy for its degrading portrayals of African Americans, its glorification of the Ku Klux Klan and support for the Confederacy.
The film led to riots in several major cities in the U.S., and the NAACP attempted to have it banned.
Griffith made his next film Intolerance (1916) as an answer to critics, who he felt unfairly maligned his work.
United Artists: Founded in 1919 by Griffith, Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks
Together with Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, Griffith founded the studio United Artists in 1919, aiming to enable actors and directors to make films on their own terms as opposed to the terms of commercial studios.
Several of Griffith’s later films were successful, including Broken Blossoms (1919), Way Down East (1920), and Orphans of the Storm (1921).
However, the high costs he incurred for production and promotion of his pictures often led to their commercial failure.
He had made hundreds of films by the time of The Struggle (1931), his final feature, and all but three were completely silent.