24/02/2026
The Exhibition takes off from the start of the Hollywood Studio system post the grip of Thomas Edison’s patent system to pioneers such as Vitagraph, William Fox, Paramount Pictures, Famous Players-Lasky, First National, Universal & many others to the impact of the epic Italian Spectacles such as Cabiria-1914 to the influence from the powerful German Expressionist films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari-1919 and The Last Laugh-1924 to the comic genius of Hollywood, from Mack Sennett to Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton to the Marx Brothers, from Laurel & Hardy to Screwball Comedy. We then focus on the cinema of great Director’s such Maurice Tourneur, Tod Browning, F.W. Murnau, Fritz Lang, Erich von Stroheim, Josef von Sternberg, Orson Welles, and others. The Glory of Stardom follows with a focus on the cinema of Sessue Hayakawa, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Rudolph Valentino, Lon Chaney, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, among others. The Nature of Uncertainty as Inspiration via Magic, Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery, Gambling is explored with figures such as Houdini, Hitchcock, Dracula, H.G. Wells, being privileged. Additional foci on pioneers and characters such as Walt Disney and James Bond close the great adventure of the 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱. It is an Exhibition especially for the student of history as the art and film publicity material is heavily supported by rich and rare archival materials.
Come and enjoy a cinematic feast at the IIC Gallery, New Delhi.
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[ Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, Marx Brothers, Marilyn Monroe, Houdini, Hitchcock, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, F.W. Murnau, German Expressionism, Silent Era Cinema, Hollywood Studio System ]