The Man Without Desire (Brunel, 1923): Birkbeck Institute of Moving Image, 6.30pm
This is a 35mm screening with piano accompaniment.
Birkbeck Institute introduction:
A mourning lover reawakens after 200 years to search for his beloved.
Filmed in Berlin and on location in Venice, this romantic time-travel
fantasy has an exotic atmosphere rare in the British silent era, thanks
to the group of bohemian artists and skilled technicians Brunel
assembled for his debut feature, with cameraman Henry Harris fresh from
working on Abel Gance's J'accuse. It helped launch the screen career of
Ivor Novello, although by a cruel irony Brunel was denied the
opportunity to direct Novello's biggest hit, The Rat. A rare chance to
see this on 35mm with live accompaniment by Costas Fotopoulos.
Here (and above) is an extract.
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