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  1. To be honest, I don't like silent films. I've tried watching them loads of times but never been able to get into them. Oh well. Anyway, for films which are in a similar style to the old silent ones, check out a few Guy Maddin films, if you can get hold of them. In particular I'd strongly recommend Tales from the Gimli Hospital, a bizarre, surreal independant film which is well worth seeing. Carl Theodor Dreyer's Vampyr is another horror masterpiece which is quite similar to silent films (and with good reason, I suppose, since it was made in the 30's). Then there's the superb Begotten, by E. Elias Merhige. It was made in the 90's and although it has a soundtrack there's no dialogue. Visually, it's one of the most stunning films ever created - according to several sites between eight to ten hours of optical work was required for one minute of film. It's pretty damn creepy, too. People do complain that it gets repetitive but it never bothered me and it's only about 80 minutes long. Unfortunately, depsite the fact this is an brilliant work of art it's very obscure and you'll probably have trouble getting hold of it for a reasonable price. Have you seen Herzog's remake of Nostferatu? A great film by a genius of cinema.
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