Has anyone ever wondered how long does love last? Some say three years, some say there isn't such thing at all, and some others say it is eternal... I agree on the last.
"Eternal love" was directed by wonderful Ernst Lubitsch and stars the great John Barrymore. It is a silent movie but the story itself draws so much meaning and compassion that you don't actually need the intertitles to understand what's going on. Almost the whole time while watching I caught myself talking to myself the lines that actors could have said at this and that moment. One of the main reasons I love silent movies is that they leave SO much space for imagination and make you think even more than after having watched a sound one.
"Eternal love" might not have been an immediate success or a turning point for either Lubitsch or Barrymore in their respective careers but it is a solid and an amazing movie for me. Once you loved someone you can never be the same after that; destiny could bring you surprises and misfortunes along the way but in the end it's the person you end up with that matters. It's the feeling that counts.
This movie showed me yet again a remarkable talent of John Barrymore. His performance is a highlight; he surely can make you feel what his character is feeling and by the end of the movie you are left with a piece of his work in you. That's what great movies do.
"Eternal love" was directed by wonderful Ernst Lubitsch and stars the great John Barrymore. It is a silent movie but the story itself draws so much meaning and compassion that you don't actually need the intertitles to understand what's going on. Almost the whole time while watching I caught myself talking to myself the lines that actors could have said at this and that moment. One of the main reasons I love silent movies is that they leave SO much space for imagination and make you think even more than after having watched a sound one.
"Eternal love" might not have been an immediate success or a turning point for either Lubitsch or Barrymore in their respective careers but it is a solid and an amazing movie for me. Once you loved someone you can never be the same after that; destiny could bring you surprises and misfortunes along the way but in the end it's the person you end up with that matters. It's the feeling that counts.
This movie showed me yet again a remarkable talent of John Barrymore. His performance is a highlight; he surely can make you feel what his character is feeling and by the end of the movie you are left with a piece of his work in you. That's what great movies do.