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Lauren Pagoto History of Cinema Prof. T. Ross Paper 1: Silent era The Love of Jeanne Ney Although a silent film, Pabst's The Love of Jeanne Ney related a lot to The American epic cinema of themes but also developed its own German, European techniques of mise-en-scene and camera work. To discuss the film's part in cinema we have to look at the devices Pabst used and the relations to other forms of cinema. Similar to Chaplin's early work and Buster Keaton (pg 50-54) I realize that in the silent film era drama, tension, and audience attention needs to be attained through the director's organization of cuts, score, and acting, like Chaplin's subtle gestures and then sudden destructive actions. Early in Jeanne Ney it is apparent that the acting is very important in creating mood and plot. When Andreas kills Jeanne's uncle, the...

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