
Les Vampires (1915–16) by Louis Feuillade
Les Vampires (1915–16), an audacious, ten-part silent epic truly captivated the public imagination and left an indelible mark on cinematic history. This sprawling crime thriller, with its enigmatic villains and chilling atmosphere, didn't just entertain; it established many of the conventions of the modern suspense narrative, proving that film could build complex mythologies and create truly iconic, mysterious anti-heroes, cementing its status as a groundbreaking, essential cult classic