'KLOVNEN' by A.W. Sandberg (1926) tonight @ the SF Silent Film Festival has been my favorite so far of four screenings. Accompanied by a Swedish orchestra, the music along with the outpour of emotion evoked so singularly by the best silent film actors, Gösta Ekman (not to mention his incredible makeup that gets progressively darker throughout the film) was exquisite, and utterly heartbreaking.
This clip doesn't do the whole context of the film justice, but it captures some of its excruciatingly sad beauty.
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