Post by gagman66 on May 28, 2010 13:10:06 GMT -6
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I was completely blown away by this movie. So authentic that it could have actually been made before the time of Columbus, if they had had Motion Picture film in the day. Wow, what a picture. I just can't thank TCM enough for showing this amazing and wonderful film. The views of the wildlife and wilderness were just extraordinary. I loved the two bear cubs. Powerful and moving performances too, by mostly all real Indian actors. Truly an outstanding feature.
I just wish TCM could have been run the film a little earlier in the evening. This movie deserves a very large audience. It would also be nice to see a fresh transfer struck, although it still looked 10 times better than NANOOK OF THE NORTH did in Prime-time. Nonetheless, it would still be great to see a newer and improved restoration of THE SILENT ENEMY as well. To David Shepard, would I buty a DVD set of these three films? You bet that I would! Hopefully, this will come to pass soon.
If I have a gripe with the Native American's festival, it is that by far the two most battered looking Silent's aired in Prime-time, NANOOK, and THE SQUAW MAN while much better print material was broadcast in the Wee-small hours of the night. That being said it was a fascinating festival this year with allot of good movies scattered throughout the line-up.