Wings

The winner of the first ever Academy Awards, silent film Wings deserves to be wider known. Originally running in NYC for two years (!), the 1927 film ("starring" Clara Bow, but really starring two unknowns) is an incredible piece of cinema and an important text of early filmmaking.
Focussing on WWI from a pilot's point of view, the movie is beautiful,…
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