1911 E6 - Casper Tybjerg

Casper Tybjerg, Associate Professor of Film Studies at the University of Copenhagen, selects five films that reflect the advancement of narrative cinematic drama. Whether they offer visual and emotional spectacle or crusading social messages, his picks demonstrate the international refinement of the cinematic medium.A scholar of Danish and international silent film, Casper is the co-editor of the anthology Danish and German Silent Cinema: Towards a Common Film Culture. He was awarded the Dr. Phil. (Habilitation) degree for his forthcoming book, The Historiography of Filmmaking – through the Lens of Carl Th. Dreyer.Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1911!Films mentioned:The Lonedale Operator (1911) - D.W. GriffithThe Golden Wedding (1911) - Arturo Ambrosio and Luigi MaggiThe Defect (1911) - Louis FeuilladeThe Hauler (1911) - Léonce PerretTemptations of a Great City (1911) - August BlomThe Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) - Carl Theodor DreyerThe Phantom Carriage (1921) - Victor SjöströmHäxan (1922) - Benjamin ChristensenMikaël (1924) - Carl Theodor DreyerThe Life of a Butterfly (1911) - Roberto OmegnaIl tamburino sardo (1911) - Umberto ParadisiL’Odissea (1911) - Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, and Giuseppe De LiguoroThe Fall of Troy (1911) - Giovanni Pastrone and Luigi Romano BorgnettoL’Inferno (1911) - Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, and Giuseppe De LiguoroThe Vipers (1911) - Louis FeuilladeL’Atalante (1934) - Jean VigoLa belle Nivernaise (1924) - Jean EpsteinThe Swallow and the Titmouse (1920) - André AntoineThe Ballet Dancer (1911) - August BlomLes misérables (1912) - Albert CapellaniThe Abyss (1910) - Urban Gad