The UK premiere of the restored silent version of the 1930 Louise Brooks film, Prix de beauté, will be shown (in 35 mm) at the Kennington Biograph / Cinema Museum in London on November 1st. This special screening, part of "Silent to Sound in Europe," is an event not to be missed! More information may be found HERE.
According to the Kennington Biograph webpage, "This event is presented in conjunction with the AHRC-funded project ‘British Silent Cinema and the Transition to Sound’. Using clips from British, French and German films,
historian Geoff Brown investigates the turbulent European scene in the
period of transition, 1929/1930. Studios struggled to shift from silent feature
production to films that talked, sang, and made noises. Britain briefly
won the technological advantage, but which country used the technology
most imaginatively? The feature in the second half will be the
UK premier of the original restored silent version of Prix de Beauté
(1930), featuring Louise Brooks, courtesy of Cineteca Bologna. Doors open at 18.30, for a 19.30 start. Refreshments will be available in our licensed cafe/bar."
Prix de beauté was, in fact, one of the very first French sound films, and not without reason, music and sound are recurring thematic, visual and auditory motifs in the film.
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