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In "Cinema Muto," Jesse Lee Kercheval examines the enduring themes of time, mortality, and love as revealed through the power of silent film. Following the ten days of the annual "Le Giornate del Cinema Muto" in Italy, this collection of ekphrastic poems are love letters to the evocative power of silent cinema. KerchevalOCOs poems elegantly capture the allure of these rare films, which compel hundreds of pilgrims from around the worldOCofrom scholars and archivists, to artists and connoisseursOCoto flock to Italy each autumn. "Cinema Muto "celebrates the flickering tales of madness and adventure, drama and love, which are all too often left to decay within forgotten vaults. As reels of Mosjoukine and D. W. Griffith float throughout the collection, a portrait also emerges of the simple beauty of Italy in October and of two lovers who are drawn together by their mutual passion for an extinct art. Together they revel in recapturing OC the black and white gestures of a lost world.OCO a "Cinema Muto" is a tender tribute to the brief yet unforgettable reign of silent film. Brimming with stirring images of dreams, desire, and the ghosts of cinema legends gone by, KerchevalOCOs verse is a

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Author

Jesse Lee Kercheval MFA

Publisher

Crab Orchard Review : Southern Illinois University Press

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9786613808202

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities

Rating

4.2 / 5 (15 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14