Schedule of Shows
- July 4, 10:00 pm — DOCKS OF NEW YORK. (1928). Directed by Joseph von Sternberg. The ship on which Bill Roberts is a stoker has just put into port, giving the crew one night ashore. The ship's bad-tempered third engineer orders the stokers to clean up, while the engineer heads for a dockside bar, where he has a confrontation with the wife he had abandoned. Then, as Bill himself goes ashore, he sees a young woman attempt to drown herself. Bill dives in, saves her, and then, assisted by the engineer's wife, sees that she is cared for. Bill and the rescued woman begin to enjoy one another's company, but they must contend with the malice of the engineer, as well as a number of other complications. With Goerge Bancroft and Betty Compson. At Cinema Ritrovato, Piazza Maggiore, Bologna Italy.
- July 12, 4:15 pm — MIKAËL. (1924). A landmark in the history of gay cinema, MIKAËL is an emotionally charged story of love, loss and enlightenment. Carl Theodor Dreyer ("The Passion of Joan of Arc") delves into the relationship between a renowned artist and the young man who is the source of his inspiration. As the artist, Benjamin Christensen (a noted director himself) displays astonishing psychological depth. Dreyer's powerful vision has an accumulative impact that will profoundly move you. With live translation of German intertitles. Live piano accompaniment by Donald Sosin. At the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, San Francisco, CA.
- July 13, 10:30 am — THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED. (1926). THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED is the earliest surviving feature-length animated film, and the first ever made by a woman. Lotte Reiniger devised a cut-out silhouette animation technique, inspired by Indonesian shadow puppet theater, for her adaptation of stories from the 1001 Arabian Nights, and she uses it to dazzling effect to illustrate the fantastic exploits of Prince Achmed on the magic isle of Wak Wak. Live piano accompaniment by Donald Sosin. At the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, San Francisco, CA.
- August 13, 6:00 pm — RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE. (1925). Directed by Lynn Reynolds. With Tom Mix. Dalí, familiar with Mix's films from his viewings at the Cineclub Español, ridiculed the perceived pretensions of European cinema, which were in stark contrast with the dependable narratives of the American Western. Cinematic representations informed Dalí's concept of the American West, and he was fascinated by the imagery; he even transplanted an iconic frontier stagecoach into the landscape of his native Cadaqués in the painting Moment of Transition (1934). Silent, with musical accompaniment. Approx. 66 min. At the Museum of Modern Art, in conjunction with Dali exhibit.
- August 15, 8:00 pm — L'HIPPOCAMPE. (1934). France. Directed by Jean Painlevé. Dalí was intrigued by Painlevé's use of the extreme close-up in his short scientific films. 13 min. DAS CABINET DES DR. CALIGARI. (1920). Germany. Directed by Robert Wiene. With Conrad Veidt. Much like this film, Dalí's drawing Brothel (1922) prominently features a somnambulist character amidst the angular architecture of an Expressionist landscape. Similar pictorial strategies can be seen in three other drawings by Dalí — Madrid Suburb, Summer Night, and The Drunkard — indicating the artist was keenly aware of German Expressionist cinema. Silent; German main titles, English intertitles; with musical accompaniment. Approx. 58 min. Silent, with musical accompaniment. Approx. 66 min. At the Museum of Modern Art, in conjunction with Dali exhibit.
- August 23, 4:00 pm — RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE. (1925). Directed by Lynn Reynolds. With Tom Mix. Dalí, familiar with Mix's films from his viewings at the Cineclub Español, ridiculed the perceived pretensions of European cinema, which were in stark contrast with the dependable narratives of the American Western. Cinematic representations informed Dalí's concept of the American West, and he was fascinated by the imagery; he even transplanted an iconic frontier stagecoach into the landscape of his native Cadaqués in the painting Moment of Transition (1934). Silent, with musical accompaniment. Approx. 66 min. At the Museum of Modern Art, in conjunction with Dali exhibit.
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