The Impostors
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| - | A '''silent film''' is a [[motion picture]] with no accompanying, synchronized recorded [[sound]], especially spoken [[dialogue]]. | ||
| - | The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded [[sound]] is nearly as old as the [[motion picture]] itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, most films were silent before the late [[1920s]]. | + | '''The Impostors''' is a 1998 [[farce]] [[film|motion picture]] written and directed by [[Stanley Tucci]], starring [[Oliver Platt]], [[Stanley Tucci]], [[Alfred Molina]], [[Tony Shalhoub]], [[Steve Buscemi]], and [[Billy Connolly]]. |
| - | In reality, 'silent films' were almost never silent, but always accompanied by some kind of music, mostly live accompaniment by live [[piano]]. For example the very young [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] helped to make ends meet by playing the piano in a movie house and later went on to compose [[film score]]s for many silent films, including his debut ''[[The New Babylon]]''. | + | The film, in which Oliver Platt and Stanley Tucci play a [[Laurel and Hardy]]-like odd couple of out-of work actors, is set in the [[Great Depression|depression]]-era 1930s; indeed, the [[retro]] style of the film is a recreation of 30s [[screwball comedy film|screwball comedy]]. The opening silent sequence harks back to the golden days of [[silent film]]. |
| - | ===Later homages=== | + | |
| - | :''[[homages to silent cinema]]'' | + | |
| - | Several filmmakers have paid homage to the comedies of the silent era, including [[Jacques Tati]] with his ''[[Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot]]'' (1953) and [[Mel Brooks]] with ''[[Silent Movie]]'' (1976). Taiwanese director [[Hou Hsiao-Hsien]]'s acclaimed drama ''[[Three Times]]'' (2005) is silent during its middle third, complete with intertitles; [[Stanley Tucci]]'s ''[[The Impostors]]'' has an opening silent sequence in the style of early silent comedies. Brazilian filmmaker Renato Falcão's ''Margarette's Feast'' (2003) is silent. Writer / Director Michael Pleckaitis puts his own twist on the genre with ''Silent'' (2007). While not silent, the ''[[Mr. Bean]]'' TV show and movies have used the title character's non-talkative nature to create a similar style of humor. | + | |
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| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | * ''[[Ménilmontant (film)]]'', a 1926 silent film by [[Dimitri Kirsanoff]] | + | |
| - | * ''[[Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde]]'' | + | |
| - | *[[Early horror films]] | + | |
| - | *[[Laurel and Hardy]] | + | |
| - | *[[German Expressionism]] | + | |
| - | *[[Kammerspiel]] | + | |
| - | *[[Lost films]] | + | |
| - | *[[Sound film]] | + | |
| + | The film was screened in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[1998 Cannes Film Festival]]. | ||
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The Impostors is a 1998 farce motion picture written and directed by Stanley Tucci, starring Oliver Platt, Stanley Tucci, Alfred Molina, Tony Shalhoub, Steve Buscemi, and Billy Connolly.
The film, in which Oliver Platt and Stanley Tucci play a Laurel and Hardy-like odd couple of out-of work actors, is set in the depression-era 1930s; indeed, the retro style of the film is a recreation of 30s screwball comedy. The opening silent sequence harks back to the golden days of silent film.
The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
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