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Essays, interviews, programme notes and archives about early cinema, from the festivals, critics and archives that publish them. Every entry opens on the publisher's own site.

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Biographical Video Essay

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“Josef von Sternberg”

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MoMA | Josef von Sternberg's Morocco — Museum of Modern Art (opens moma.org in a new tab)
Essay on Sternberg's visualizations of obsessive desire and cinematic exoticism.
On Morocco
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MoMA | Josef von Sternberg's The Docks of New York — Museum of Modern Art (opens moma.org in a new tab)
MoMA essay on Sternberg's pictorial genius and romantic vision.
On The Docks of New York