Not-So-Silent Cinema
Not-So-Silent Cinema
Special Community Performance: A trio of classic silent films with original live music
Saturday, August 20th, 2022 | 5:00pm
St. Helena Performing Arts Center | 1401 Grayson Avenue, St. Helena
Tickets: $15, $10 for patrons 18 and under.
Three classic silent films, with original music by Stephen Prutsman performed by festival musicians, recreate the cinema experience of 100 years ago, before recorded sound was integrated into filmmaking in the 1920s. The main attraction is a Buster Keaton classic, Sherlock Jr. from 1924. A Trip to the Moon (1902) is considered the earliest science fiction flick, while The Cameraman’s Revenge (1912) is one of the first-ever animated films.
The Cameraman’s Revenge: Władysław Starewicz
Sherlock Jr.: Buster Keaton
Musicians:
The Telegraph Quartet
Violin: Eric Chin, Joseph Maile
Viola: Pei-Ling Lin
Cello: Jeremiah Shaw
Piano: Stephen Prutsman
Flute: Tara Helen O’Connor
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