It's impossible to dislike a film about the life of Mary Pickford--especially when it offers clips from many of her best films as well as narration by Mary herself (taken from various interviews she made later in life). On top of that, the filmmakers seemed to really like Miss Pickford and the documentary was a nice, loving tribute to this silent star. It's narrated by Michael York and is chock full of nice interviews, a few clips that were never shown before* and is nearly as good as the biography of Pickford that they showed on "The American Experience". My only quibble is that the film seemed a bit too glowing at times--and I was left wondering if Pickford could be as wonderful as they made her sound! Well worth seeing.
*Twice in the film, they showed a clip from "Sparrows" of an angel interacting with Mary. It was possibly the most beautiful camera trick I've seen in a silent film--yet, inexplicably, the clip never actually made it to the final movie. I have no idea why--it was amazing.
*Twice in the film, they showed a clip from "Sparrows" of an angel interacting with Mary. It was possibly the most beautiful camera trick I've seen in a silent film--yet, inexplicably, the clip never actually made it to the final movie. I have no idea why--it was amazing.