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"....I see more and more clearly that the launching of the sound film must be regarded as an operation of the film industry designed to break the revolutionary primacy of the silent film, which had produced reactions that were difficult to control and hence dangerous politically. An analysis of the sound film would constitute a critique of contemporary art....

--Walter Benjamin.

Letter to Theodor Adorno, September 12, 1938. Paris.

The Bakchos Film Collection is an adjunct of the Walter Benjamin Research Syndicate [see our Homepage] and its working library, the Pansophist Bibliothek. The following compilation is a catalogue of the WBRS library relevant to the study of film history from the 1890s to 1939. This is a work-in-progress as of October 27, 2000.

Bakchos Film Collection on VHS cassette.

Books about film. [In progress.]

Trading-Page Policy: I am but a simple individual collector, but will trade films listed in the collection above (VHS in NTSC format) as a service to other collectors. No rights are given or implied, okay? I haven't assembled any list of particular films I'm looking for (yet), but if you are interested in a film, and have a film that is not listed but which fits within my "silents to 1939" parameters which you would trade in exchange, contact Rebecca at bakchos@cronos.net. Also, if you have any questions and queries... I'm always interested in hearing from other collectors or enthusiasts. Please also understand that there may be times when I can't accept any trade offers.