Catacombs and Queen of Spades: Blu-ray Review

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And like all gamblers, he should definitely quit while he’s ahead but will he???🤔
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“The countess is dead”- the last human being to see her alive👀 #SilentFlickerSunday #TheQueenOfSpades
Yes, this did take a turn from being a about gambling and is now a dramatic ghost story. Welcome to✨the magic of silent cinema ✨
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“The Queen of Spades” leading lady is Vera Orlova, who was a frequent early collaborator of director Yakov Protazanov- including a role in “Aelita: Queen of Mars” (which was featured here last August https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfvHzl_AyooDDM6qJXLbbD3k&si=UiTrSZKdYZi6ci52)
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If you thought “Battleship Potemkin” and “Citizen Kane” had innovative camerawork, “The Queen of Spades” is definitely one to watch. Be on the lookout for flashbacks, jumpcuts, dissolves and more!
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“The Queen of Spades” is based on a short story of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin. You can read it in english for free here (https://archive.org/details/QueenOfSpadesAndOtherStories/mode/2up)
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The Queen of Spades and Other Stories by Alexander Pushkin; Translated by Mrs. Sutherland Edwards : Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

From the Brittle Books digitization program at the Ohio State University Libraries.

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Our second feature presentation is “The Queen of Spades” (1916) directed by screenwriter and honored artist of Russian SFSR & Uzbek SSR Yakov Protazanov.
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Shudder Saturday: The Queen Of Spades (1949)

Movies young and old, from fright flicks to cracking comedies, from the latest blockbusters to the rarest cult treats.