Film lovers travel to Italy for silent film festival

he silent film genre does not appeal to many modern moviegoers, many of whom have come to expect loud explosions and dazzling special effects to justify paying upwards of nine dollars for a ticket. To some, however, the timeless gags of Charlie Chaplin or the epic films of D.W. Griffith may prove overwhelmingly more appealing than a Josh Hartnett family drama—at least for some students.