THE WIND (CERT. PG)
USA 1927 DIRECTED BY VICTOR SJÖSTRÖM
BLACK AND WHITE SILENT 1h 35m
WITH: LILLIAN GISH, LARS HANSON, MONTAGU LOVE
A sheltered young Virginian goes to live with her cousin in a sand-ridden shack on the rough
and windy Texan prairie. The social disruption that results is reflected in the climatic
conditions, culminating in a sand-storm of biblical proportions.
‘Sjöström was always at his best as a visual poet of natural forces impinging on human drama.
Here, Sjöström and Gish both distil their art-forms to the simplest, most elemental form.’ – New
York Museum of Modern Art
‘Lillian Gish gives one of the greatest performances in history in this stunning antidote to the
western.’ – Adrian Turner
‘So penetrating is the atmosphere that one can almost feel the wind itself and taste the endless dust.’
– Georges Sadoul
‘It’s relentless and gripping … a fine