tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post708185435728236183..comments2024-03-27T18:40:05.920+02:00Comments on TSorensen 1001 movie blog: Broken Blossoms (1919)TSorensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-48601728529553580512014-08-27T12:35:27.200+03:002014-08-27T12:35:27.200+03:00This is a movie that has grown on me over time. I ...This is a movie that has grown on me over time. I am still surprised that this is the same guy who did Birth of a Nation, but it is more than that. There is a flow and passion in this movie that I generally do not find in his other films. It is difficult to avoid Birth of a Nation on a list like this, but if I should pick one second film to include it would be this one.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-10889692533359204252014-08-27T07:05:35.092+03:002014-08-27T07:05:35.092+03:00I think a lot of people who've seen Birth of a...I think a lot of people who've seen Birth of a Nation and Intolerance and then this are surprised that Griffith directed all three, as Broken Blossoms has a minority as the hero of the story. You are right that the acting is over-exaggerated (and that that was the silent style), but you and I probably are on the same page about how this quirk takes away from otherwise good movies.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.com