My first restoration was on 'Napoleon,' trying to put the French version in with the English version, and it was most unsatisfactory. — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
The reason I put so much energy into it at the beginning was that while there were plenty of people looking after the talkies, almost nobody was doing the same for the silents. Now there are plenty of very good… — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
Somebody said that part of my reaction to British cinema is actually, paradoxically, a patriotic one. I'm so disappointed that we're not better. — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
Silent pictures show us how we lived and what our attitudes were. And as an art form, they can be wonderfully entertaining and often… — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
My first restoration was on 'Napoleon,' trying to put the French version in with the English version, and it was most unsatisfactory. — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
I was sent to boarding school - a grim place. The only good thing the headmaster did for us was every Sunday evening in… — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
To me, film is a religion. I don't expect to get paid to make it, but I do expect total dedication. — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
Some directors were brilliant in the silent era but never felt at home in sound. It's like a sculptor being forced to take up… — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
The reason I put so much energy into it at the beginning was that while there were plenty of people looking after the talkies,… — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
I realised that you could easily turn any room into a cinema with a projector, so I went on and on at my parents… — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
I decided to restore 'Napoleon' after a widescreen festival at the Odeon Leicester Square in 1968. It was run by Richard Arnell and George… — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
Friends told me not to bother with the silents - they're jerky, poorly photographed and ludicrously badly acted. But I was immediately struck by… — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
The silent film was not only a vigorous popular art; it was a universal language - Esperanto for the eyes — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
It was 1953, and I was still at school. I'd borrowed a silent French film from the library for my 9.5mm projector. It was… — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
