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The Wind is one of the great silent films, and it holds the distinction of being the last silent film that the legendary Lillian Gish ever made. This was Lillian's pet project and was based on the novel, The Wind by Dorothy Scarborough.
The Wind, tells the tail of a young fragile woman, Letty (Lillian Gish) who finds herself alone in the east with no home and no one to care for her. She has no other choice but to travel across country to her cousin's isolated ranch in the wind sweep plains of Texas. As she gets closer to the ranch, the wind blows furiously, and never stops though out the movie.
The wind effect was achieved by shooting near the heat drenched Mohave desert and using the propellers of eight airplanes to hurl wind, smoke and sand at the actors. The effect is amazing! And it's the wind that is the real protagonist of the film.
I really loved this movie and Lillian Gish is very enduring it, she has that special quality. I literally just watched her and she made the movie. Her and the ever blowing wind.
I loved the music score and I've seen a number of silents and often they have the 'bouncy organ' for a score. I loved the way Lillian could get emotions across the vast span of time. This film still works!
The Wind (1928)
Director: Victor Sjöström
Cast: Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love
Genre: Drama
Cast: Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love
Genre: Drama
The Wind is one of the great silent films, and it holds the distinction of being the last silent film that the legendary Lillian Gish ever made. This was Lillian's pet project and was based on the novel, The Wind by Dorothy Scarborough.
The Wind, tells the tail of a young fragile woman, Letty (Lillian Gish) who finds herself alone in the east with no home and no one to care for her. She has no other choice but to travel across country to her cousin's isolated ranch in the wind sweep plains of Texas. As she gets closer to the ranch, the wind blows furiously, and never stops though out the movie.
The wind effect was achieved by shooting near the heat drenched Mohave desert and using the propellers of eight airplanes to hurl wind, smoke and sand at the actors. The effect is amazing! And it's the wind that is the real protagonist of the film.
I really loved this movie and Lillian Gish is very enduring it, she has that special quality. I literally just watched her and she made the movie. Her and the ever blowing wind.
I loved the music score and I've seen a number of silents and often they have the 'bouncy organ' for a score. I loved the way Lillian could get emotions across the vast span of time. This film still works!