Tuesday, October 3, 2017

More of Louise Brooks from Pordenone, Italy

Rob Byrne sent me this snapshot of a recent Louise Brooks Society blog posted on the bulletin board (along with other media coverage) at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in Italy. This made my day.


And here are a few more nifty images, gathered from the Pordenone /  Le Giornate del Cinema Muto website and Facebook wall. (photos by Valerio Greco). [And while you are visiting the Pordenone website, don't fail to read Jay Weissberg's program essay on the film, which can be found HERE.]







Speaking of media coverage of the Festival, check out the following blogs and news articles -- all of which make mention of Louise Brooks and Now We're in the Air:

Il Fruili ran a piece titled "Cinema muto: oggi è la giornata di Louise Brooks: A Pordenone, l’anteprima del frammento ritrovato di ‘Now we’re in the air’ del 1927"

The communist newspaper Il Manifesto also ran a piece, this one was titled "Scomode e indisciplinate, le «cattive ragazze» del muto" which stated (in rough translation) "...rediscovered by historian Robert Byrne, president of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, who found them in the Prague archive. Precious because they include the magnificent and charismatic presence of one of the most iconic stars of all movie history: Louise Brooks, with her unmistakable haircut (inspired by Crepax's Valentine) and a breathtaking black tutu. Its image resists time, always modern."

Another Italian newspaper, Il Picolo, ran a piece titled "Louise Brooks, frammenti di divina

Luce Cinecitta ran a piece titled "Louise Brooks, prima di Lulù"

Attendee Pamela Hutchinson, author of a forthcoming book on Pandora's Box, posted a piece to the Silent London site which started "Louise Brooks is everywhere this year, not least here at the Giornate, where she adorns tote bags, mugs, programmes, T-shirts and even the festival office."

And the blog I Thank You Arthur also posted on the event.


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