主演：艾拉·娜兹莫娃
导演：查尔斯·布莱恩特 艾拉·娜兹莫娃
简介：Salomé(1923),asilentfilmdirectedbyCharlesBryantandstarringAllaNazimova,isafilmadaptationoftheOscarWildeplayofthesamename.TheplayitselfisalooseretellingofthebiblicalstoryofKingHerodandhisexecutionofJohntheBaptist(here,asinWilde'splay,calledJokaanan)attherequestofhisstepdaughter,Salomé,whomhelustsafter. SaloméisoftencalledoneofthefirstartfilmstobemadeintheU.S.[citationneeded]Thehighlystylizedcostumes,exaggeratedacting(evenfortheperiod),minimalsets,andabsenceofallbutthemostnecessarypropsmakeforascreenimagemuchmorefocusedonatmosphereandonconveyingasenseofthecharacters'individualheighteneddesiresthanonconventionalplotdevelopment. Despitethefilmbeingonlyalittleoveranhourinlengthandhavingnorealactiontospeakof,itcostover$350,000tomake.Allthesetswereconstructedindoorstobeabletohavecompletecontroloverthelighting.Thefilmwasshotcompletelyinblackandwhite,matchingtheillustrationsdonebyAubreyBeardsleyintheprintededitionofWilde'splay.Thecostumes,designedbyNatachaRambova,usedmaterialonlyfromMaisonLewisofParis,suchastherealsilverlaméloinclothswornbytheguards. Nomajorstudiowouldbeassociatedwiththefilm,anditwasyearsafteritscompletionbeforeitwasreleased,byaminorindependentdistributor.ItwasacompletefailureatthetimeandmarkedtheendofNazimova'sproducingcareer. Alongstandingrumor,whichseemstohavestartedwhilethefilmwasstillinproduction,suggeststhatitscastiscomprisedentirelyofgayandbisexualactorsinanhomagetoOscarWilde,asperstarandproducerNazimova'sdemand.Itis,ofcourse,impossibletosay,butoneoftheextrasinSaloméreportedthatanumberofthecastmembers—bothfeaturedandextras—wereindeedgay,butnotanunusualpercentageofthem,andcertainlynotallofthem.WhatcanbesaidisthatNazimovaherselfwasalesbian,thetwoguardcharacters(who,nexttoSalomé,havethemostscreentime)areatleastplayedverystereotypicallygay,andseveralofthefemalecourtiersaremenindrag. Saloméwasscreenedin1989attheNewYorkInternationalFestivalofLesbianandGayfilmsandin1990attheNewYorkGayExperimentalFilmFestival. In2000,theUnitedStatesLibraryofCongressdeemedthefilmculturallysignificantandselecteditforpreservationintheNationalFilmRegistry.
主演：鲁道夫·瓦伦蒂诺 Rex Cherryman 亚瑟·霍伊特 泽菲·蒂尔伯里 帕奇·鲁斯·米勒 Elinor Oliver 威廉·奥拉蒙德 Consuelo Flowerton 艾拉·娜兹莫娃 爱德华·康奈利
导演：雷·C·斯莫伍德
简介：阿尔方斯妮（葛丽泰·嘉宝GretaGarbo饰）本是一位出生在偏僻小村庄里的穷苦姑娘，被贪婪的父亲卖给了商人，之后一路辗转颠沛流离来到了繁华的大都市巴黎。凭借着迷人的美貌和过人的智慧，阿尔方斯妮一举成为了巴黎上流社交圈内的交际花，整日生活在荼蘼的灯红酒绿之中，人们送给了她“茶花女”的美誉。纸醉金迷的生活迅速的消耗了阿尔方斯妮的健康，使她患上了肺病，善良的公爵因为阿尔方斯妮酷似她不久之前去世的女儿，而对她伸出了援手。 一次偶然中，阿尔方斯妮邂逅了作家小仲马（罗伯特·泰勒RobertTaylor饰），情不自禁的坠入了情网。然而，两人的经历和身份悬殊实在巨大，这段感情将注定不会有一个圆满的结局。