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Paul Merton's Weird and Wonderful World of Early Cinema

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2010-03-280h 59m

Documentary

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.

Directors
Paul Merton
Writters
Paul Merton, Suki Webster
Editors
Paul Merton, Suki Webster, Steve Scales

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  1. Paul Merton

    Paul Merton

    Himself

  2. Neil Brand

    Neil Brand

    Himself

  3. Suki Webster

    Suki Webster

    Herself

  4. Serge Bromberg

    Serge Bromberg

    Himself

  5. Suzie Plumb

    Suzie Plumb

    Herself

  6. Maud Linder

    Maud Linder

    Herself

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    English
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