Flicker Alley Collections

Saved from the Flames: 54 Rare and Restored Films 1896-1944: 420min, 3 DVDs, B&W & Color, 2008

Flicker Alley presents this set of 54 rare films spanning from 1896 to 1944. These films were originally made on nitrate film stock, a material susceptible to fire and decay, but have now been saved and fully restored for this collection. These works, categorized by themes such as “New Beginnings” and “Magical Movies,” include films from the Lumiere brothers, Georges Melies, D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin & more.

Discovering Cinema: “Learning to Talk” & “Movies Dream in Color”: 267min, 2 DVDs, B&W & Color, 2007

Again from Flicker Alley and Blackhawk Films, film historians Eric Lange and Serge Bromberg compile film history materials from all over the world to create two documentaries that chronicle the birth and development of sound (“Learning to Talk”) and color (Movies Dream in Color”) in cinema, both told from a European perspective.