Tag: Albert Robida

  • Top 10 Futuristic Silent Films

    Top 10 Futuristic Silent Films

    The birth of cinema coincided with a period of huge technological advances, followed by radical social upheaval. No surprise, then, that the silent era was a golden age for futuristic movies. Here we have gathered the ten best of the lot.

  • The Extraordinary Adventures of Saturnino Farandola

    The Extraordinary Adventures of Saturnino Farandola

    (7/10) A milestone between two cinematic eras, Marcel Perez’ 1913 adventure epic is a loving pastiche on Jules Verne and George Méliès. Based on Albert Robida’s novel, it anticipates the retro-futuristic work of Karel Zeman and Terry Gilliam. A forerunner in feminism, but problematic in its laissez-faire racism, it is…