Australia's Silent Film Festival in Sydney
Festivals, Films & Expo's
September 11, 16, 18, 23 and 25
Information
The Festival again brings the best of restored silent films with live music. There are classic Australian and international silent films with highly acclaimed stars and directors: Vidor, Ozu, Clair, Wiene. Boris Barnet, John Gilbert, Chaplin, Keaton and many more.
Art house cinema and all genres are represented with a number of Australian premieres among the treats. There are special features: a rarely seen magic lantern show and some items from the iconic Darnell Collection in the Fashion and the 1920s session.
The Festival is blessed once more with the sublime talents of the internationally celebrated musicians who accompany these films: Riley Lee playing the Japanese shakuhachi, Sharolyn Kimmorley, Mauro Colombis, Colin Offord, Robert Constable and Maria Okunev.
For the Term of His Natural Life 1927 (AUSTRALIA) Accompanied by Colin Offord
Passing Fancy – Dekigokoro 1933 (JAPAN)
Japanese tea ceremony precedes the film
The Last Great Magic Lantern Show (AUSTRALIA) 10.15 am
Comedies for Kids and the Young at Heart
The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari– 1919 (GERMANY)
Miss Mend, Part One – 1926 (RUSSIA)
The Italian Straw Hat– 1927 (FRANCE)
Buster Keaton and Snub Pollard Comedies(USA)
Bardelys the Magnificent – 1926 (USA)
FASHION and the 1920s
Chicago – 1927 (USA)
Venue
264 Pitt Street and Wesley Conference Centre, 220 Pitt Street, Sydney
Price
$20 Adults, $15 children, seniors, concession
Bookings
MCA TIX - T 1300 306 776