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A Thief in Paradise

A Thief in Paradise is a 1925 silent film, written by Frances Marion and directed by George Fitzmaurice. Adapted from Leonard Merrick's novel, The Worldlings. Maurice Blake and Philip Jardine are pearl fishers on a tropical island. The two men are fighting underwater for a pearl, when Jardine is...
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Drama

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" (Classical Greek: δράμα, dráma), which is derived from "to do" (Classical Greek: δράω, dráō). The enactment of drama in theatre,...
x Films of this genre:
Pi,
Detective Story,
Airport 1975,
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Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue. In entertainment silent films the acting and dialogue is commuted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards. The idea of combining motion pictures with...
x Films of this genre:
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy,
Great Expectations,
Ramona,
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Black-and-white

Black-and-white is a number of monochrome forms in visual arts. Most forms of visual technology start out in black and white, then slowly evolve into color as technology progresses. Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer,...
x Films of this genre:
Le Voyage dans la Lune,
St. Jorgens's Day,
Hell Divers,
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Indie

In the United States, an independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced mostly outside of a major film studio. The term is also refers to art films which differ markedly from most mass marketed films. In addition to being produced by...
x Films of this genre:
The Birth of a Nation,
Blue Velvet,
Dressed to Kill,
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