Hello everyone!
We're bringing it back to the 1920s, back before movies had sound, so bring out your best Weimar style and come on down the to the APK Patio. Event starts at 7:00 pm, film comes on at twilight- roughly 9:00 pm
Here is the deal:
We're going to be playing a classic film and having a live band doing an improvised score.
The Band:
Ian Doig-Phaneuf (Riderless, A Priori, A Person Disguised as People)
Pat Cahill (Riderless, Rolled Dolls)
Jeremy Ive (A Priori, A horse and his boy, Exit 2012)
The DJ:
Itsagamble!
The Film:
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
"When The Adventures of Prince Achmed premiered in Germany on September 23, 1926, it was hailed as the first full length animated film. More than seventy five years later, this enchanting film still stands as one of the great classics of animation- beautiful, mesmerizing and utterly seductive. Director Lotte Reiniger was able to create pure magic with her hand cut silhouettes: with her elegant, intricate designs, she could bring characters vividly to life and give the story a rare lyrical quality.
Taken from The Arabian Nights, the film tells the story of a wicked sorcerer who tricks Prince Achmed into mounting a magical flying horse and sends the rider off on a flight to his death. But the prince foils the magician's plan and soars headlong into a series of wondrous adventures- joining forces with Aladdin and the Witch of the Fiery Mountains, doing battle with the sorcerer's army of monsters and demons and falling in love with the beautiful Princess Peri Banu."
Not sold? Check this out:
The whole thing is a bunch of crazy hand cut paper silhouettes, incredibly intricate, animated, and utterly gorgeous.
We'll be playing other silent films throughout the evening, so if you are a fan of some of that Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Fritz Lang type stuff? We got you covered. Come on down, because there can't possibly be anything cooler on a Thursday.
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