Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of the mouths of people whose eyes tell the story in visual terms.
Alfred Hitchcock
Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes out of the mouths of people whose eyes tell the story in visual terms.
Alfred Hitchcock
There are still tickets available to see the fully restored, 25-minute longer version of Fritz Lang’s majestic Metropolis at BFI Southbank on Saturday, Sunday and Thursday. It’s showing on the big screen tonight!
Link: 4-5 December 2010, the Barbican
The Barbican’s amazing silent film and live music schedule continues with the 3rd Fashion in Film festival. They say:
Exploring costume as a form of cinematic spectacle, these sumptuous and rarely screened European films of the silent era comprise a captivating conclusion to our autumn/winter silent series
The weekend features La Princesse Mandane, accompanied by Stephen Horne, Red Heels, accompanied by Jane Gardner and The Golden Butterfly, with John Sweeney, plus a programme of early shorts on Saturday afternoon.
Looking for silent film screenings in London? Watch this space.