Sublime moments of silent cinema
Two cine-concerts at the Auditorium of Lyon
- An Evening at Gaumont-Palace: Relive an evening of the Belle Époque with a Gaumont program of films produced between 1900 and 1920, hosted by Thierry Frémaux with the exceptional participation of Laurent Gerra.
- The Passion of Joan of Arc by Dreyer with organ accompaniment.
Four cine-concerts at the Institut Lumière.
An Evening at Gaumont-Palace
Program of silent films (1900-1920, 1h30)
A trip to the golden age of the Gaumont-Palace, the legendary theater of the Parisian Belle Époque… The best silent films from 1900 to 1910, produced by Gaumont.
Auditorium of Lyon Wed. 8pm
Piano accompaniment, hosted by Thierry Frémaux with the exceptional participation of Laurent Gerra.
The Passion of Joan of Arc by Carl Theodor Dreyer (La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, 1928, 1h21)
Joan (Renée Falconetti) is tried for heresy and claims her innocence, but the judges have already decided her fate... Beyond the myth, the portrait of a woman in a sublimely bare setting. Powerful.
Auditorium of Lyon Sun. 11am
Organ accompaniment by Karol Mossakowski
Assunta Spina by Gustavo Serena
and Francesca Bertini (1915, 1h07)
Assunta Spina (Francesca Bertini) refuses the advances of Raffaele. He retaliates by sending an anonymous letter to her fiancé Michele... A Neapolitan melodrama, a precursor of neorealism. Proposed by the Cineteca di Bologna (Bologna, Italy).
Institut Lumière Fri. 10am
The Battle of the Century by Clyde Bruckman (1927, 20min)
Hardy, manager of a puny boxer, tries to mount an insurance scam. An unlucky accident will make all hell break loose... with the infamous comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, in an epic cream pie battle! A short just recently discovered, proposed by Lobster Films (Paris, France).
Institut Lumière Tue. 11:30am
Accompaniment by Trio Rives : Gaël Mevel (piano et bandonéon), Jacques Di Donato (clarinette), Thierry Waziniak (percussion)
He Who Gets Slapped by Victor Sjöström (1924, 1h35)
A betrayed and humiliated scientist (Lon Chaney) becomes "the clown who gets slapped"... The tragic and surprising story of a "beautiful loser," portrayed by one of the best actors of silent film.
Institut Lumière Tue. 11:30am
Accompaniment by Trio Rives : Gaël Mevel (piano et bandonéon), Jacques Di Donato (clarinette), Thierry Waziniak (percussion)
Earth by Alexandre Dovjenko (Zemlya, 1930, 1h22)
The problem of land collectivization divides the inhabitants of a small village... A broad portrait of the Ukrainian peasantry with a lyrical and ideological anthem, directed by a leading figure of Soviet cinema.
Institut Lumière Wed. 10am
Piano accompaniment by Romain Camiolo
With the support of the Sacem
