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How Silent Films Convey Emotion Without Dialogue

Quick fact

In the silent era, filmmakers often hired live pianists or orchestras to play emotion-evoking music in sync with the action, because music was the 'voice' of the film's feelings.

Why this is interesting

You've probably laughed at a Charlie Chaplin film or felt the terror in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari—so how did those black-and-white movies make you feel so much without uttering a single word?