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1 DVD-Video (72 Min.)
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schwarz-weiß
Uniform Title:
Make more noise! - Suffragettes in silent film
Content:
Appalling behaviour, noise, clamour and violence are not usually traits associated with the British female, but for the first fifteen years of the 20th century these fearless females battled with the authorities and society at large to make themselves heard. Cinema was born just as the campaign was gathering momentum and the suffragettes made it their business to get in front of the cameras. This selection of films from the BFI National Archive shows how suffragettes were portrayed on the cinema screen while their battles were still been waged on the streets outside. "Make More Noise!" combines documentary footage of the suffragettes' public activities with comedy films of the period, which joyously pushed the boundaries of what was considered acceptable behaviour. These gloriously anarchic pre-war comedies are full of bright sparks like the Tilly girls (starring Alma Taylor and Chrissie White) who gleefully disobey society’s strictures. Women are seen acting like men, dressing in men’s trousers and even leaving the men at home minding the babies. The films reveal how girls and women were already acting differently, had higher aspirations and expected more freedom than their grandmothers could have imagined, going against conventional wisdom that female emancipation was a result of war-time changes. [bfi.org.uk]
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Scenes from Suffragette Demonstration in Newcastle (1909)
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London: Suffragette Riots at Westminster (1910)
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Mass Meeting of Suffragettes (1910)
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Women's Rights (1899)
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Did'ums Diddles the P'liceman (1912) 〈Stummfilm mit engl. Zwischentiteln〉
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Tilly's Party (1911) 〈Stummfilm mit engl. Zwischentiteln〉
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London: The Suffragette Election (1912)
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Bolton Election Result (1912)
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England: Scenes Outside the House of Commons (1913)
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Milling the Militants - A Comical Absurdity (1913) 〈Stummfilm mit engl. Zwischentiteln〉
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〈〈The〉〉 Suffragette Derby (1913)
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Miss Davison's Funeral (1913)
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Trafalgar Square Riot (1913)
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Suffragettes? Yarmouth Pier and Pavilion Burnt Down (1914)
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Palace Pandemonium (1914)
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Wife the Weaker Vessel (1915) 〈Stummfilm mit engl. Zwischentiteln〉
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Women's March Through London (21 July 1915) (1915)
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〈〈A〉〉 Day in the Life of a Munitions Worker (1917)
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Scottish Women's Hospital (Nuwss) (1917)
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Will There Be Women MPS? (1917)
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Tilly and the Fire Engines (1911)
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Suffragette Demonstration in London (June 1910) (1910)
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Tilly the Tomboy Visits the Poor (1910) 〈Stummfilm mit engl. Zwischentiteln〉
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Suffragette Derby of 1913 (1913)
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Stummfilm mit Musik
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