The Italian celebration of the silent screen produced a bumper crop of rediscovered gems from around the world – including a Laurel and Hardy classic – to wave off outgoing artistic director David Robinson.
The Giornate del Cinema Muto has a fearsome scholarly reputation, which is well deserved, but ever so slightly misleading. In the 34th edition of the world’s leading silent film festival, there was much to study, but also to enjoy, from action to romance to comedy. This meant that the reverent silence of the auditorium was regularly broken by yelps of laughter or gasps of excitement.

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