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Silent movie watching does NOT have to be expensive. Here's a list of free and legal streaming resources:
The NFPF Screening Room (it has HELL'S HINGES)
https://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room
Silent movie watching does NOT have to be expensive. Here's a list of free and legal streaming resources:
The NFPF Screening Room (it has HELL'S HINGES)
https://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room
Henri is the new, free streaming service from Cinémathèque Française.
https://www.cinematheque.fr/henri/
https://www.cinematheque.fr/henri/
Denmark recently made their entire early film history available for online streaming: https://www.stumfilm.dk/en/stumfilm
Finland's film history is also available for free streaming.
(I linked to their English subs list but most of the silents were originally titled in both Finnish and Swedish.)
https://elonet.finna.fi/List/811271
(I linked to their English subs list but most of the silents were originally titled in both Finnish and Swedish.)
https://elonet.finna.fi/List/811271
Chile also has the online Cineteca Nacional:
https://www.ccplm.cl/sitio/secciones/cineteca-nacional/cineteca-online/
https://www.ccplm.cl/sitio/secciones/cineteca-nacional/cineteca-online/
Argentina has Cinemargentino: http://www.cinemargentino.com/en/collection/mosaico-criollo
The Irish Film Institute has a nice little collection too: https://ifiplayer.ie/category/kalem/
Canada's NFB has quite a few silent animated shorts available. (Link may not work outside North America.)
https://www.nfb.ca/films/
https://www.nfb.ca/films/
EYE Filmmuseum of the Netherlands has a lot of goodies on their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6sWF4taso5GtrfDGhwpBA
The European Film Gateway has titles from all over the continent, including Hollywood releases that were sent overseas:
https://www.europeanfilmgateway.eu/
https://www.europeanfilmgateway.eu/
The YouTube channel of Cinemateca Popular Brasileira has plenty of silents: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPXrSvxoAHSl1_6pbdFsDQ
Costa Rica's one and only silent can be viewed here: https://www.centrodecine.go.cr/producciones/retorno
(Feel free to chime in with any free, legit online archival resources. They're not always easy to find for non-native speakers so any help is appreciated.)
Mexico's Filmoteca UNAM is posting silents to their YouTube channel in HD! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOf6l26KZMkqjUphVEslAVw
Spain's national archive has a few silents uploaded for viewing. https://www.rtve.es/filmoteca/peliculas/
The BFI's streaming service is region locked but their YouTube channel can be viewed worldwide. Nice silent classics there, including the greatest film ever made:
There are enough films here for years of study and enjoyment and all absolutely free. I'll keep adding content as I find it.
I should also add that I am trying to avoid resources with region locks or that require a login or library card. And, obviously, only official, legal sources.
