Our Take

Orphans of the Storm (1921) - D.W. Griffith takes the French Revolution and turns it into a blood-soaked epic of survival and lace. The Gish sisters are caught in the gears of history, dodging the shadow of the guillotine while a mob of starving lunatics demands heads. It’s high-octane melodrama fueled by the smell of revolution and the cold steel of the blade. It’s a massive, sweeping spectacle that proves that when the world burns, innocence is the first thing thrown onto the altar of progress.