October 31, 2007 > A special weekend of international silent films
A special weekend of international silent films
Friday, Nov. 2 8 p.m. - Suggested Donation $7.00 - With Greg Pane at the piano. Feature: The Italian Straw Hat 1927, directed by Rene Clair, Comedy On his way to his wedding, the groom's horse eats the hat of a lady, who demands to have it replaced.
Shorts: Blood and Bosh - 1913, directed by Hay Plumb, Comedy The beneficiary of a will, (a baby), is kidnapped, and ends up in a hospital. The Impossible Voyage - 1905, directed by Georges Melies, hand-colored with live narration. A group of Geographic Society members undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun.
Saturday, Nov. 3 Noon - 2:15 p.m. - Suggested Donation $5.00, With Judy Rosenberg at the piano. Feature: Berlin Symphony of a Great City 1927, directed by Walter Ruttman Short: Drifters - 1927, directed by John Grierson
3:15 - 5:15 p.m. - Suggested Donation $5.00 - With Frederick Hodges at the piano. Feature: The Lodger - 1927, directed by Alfred Hitchcock Short: Ueberfall - 1929, directed by Erno Metzner
7:30 - 9:30 p.m. - Suggested Donation $5.00 - With Jon Mirsalis at the piano. Feature: Spies - 1928, directed by Fritz Lang Short: "German Experimentals" by Eggling, Ritchter and Walter Ruttman
Sunday, Nov. 4 1 - 3 p.m. - Suggested Donation $5.00 - With Bruce Loeb at the piano. Feature: Master of the House - 1925, directed by Carl Theodore Dreyer Short: A House Divided - 1912, directed by Alice Guy 4 - 6 p.m. - Suggested Donation $7.00 - With Molly Axtmann at the piano Feature: Mother - 1926, directed by Vselvod Pudovkin Shorts: Frogland, 1924, and The Voice of Nightingale 1925, both directed by Wladyslaw Starewicz
Weekend of International Silent Films Friday-Sunday, Nov 2 - 4 Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum 37417 Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 494-1411 www.nilesfilmmuseum.org |