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

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.

Released

2010-03-28

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

59 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Paul Merton

TMDB rating

7.0/10 from 1 votes