Man Without Desire (Adrian Brunel) 35mm Screening with Piano accompaniment
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square
Man Without Desire (Adrian Brunel) 35mm Screening with Piano accompaniment and introduction from Dr Josephine Botting.
A mourning lover reawakens after 200 years to search for his beloved. Filmed in Berlin and on location in Venice, this romantic time-travel fantasy has an exotic atmosphere rare in the British silent era, thanks to the group of bohemian artists and skilled technicians Brunel assembled for his debut feature, with cameraman Henry Harris fresh from working on Abel Gance's J'accuse. It helped launch the screen career of Ivor Novello, although by a cruel irony Brunel was denied the opportunity to direct Novello's biggest hit, The Rat. A rare chance to see this on 35mm with live accompaniment by Costas Fotopoulos.
Dr Josephine Botting is a Curator at the BFI National Archive and author of Adrian Brunel and British Cinema of the 1920s The Artist Vs The Moneybags.
Contact name:
Matthew Barrington