The Northwest Film Forum in Seattle, Washington is screening the "newly restored" 1928 Louise Brooks film, Beggars of Life
on Thursday, December 21 at 7:30 pm.
Here is the bit from the film forum website. More information can be found HERE.
Newly Restored
BEGGARS OF LIFE
Directed by William Wellman
USA, 1928, 1h 40min, DCP, Silent with musical score
Louise Brooks’s best American film was made shortly before she left for Germany and found everlasting fame in G.W. Pabst’s Pandora’s Box and Diary of a Lost Girl. Brooks plays a young woman who flees her cruel stepfather and, dressed in boy’s clothing, rides the rails with hobos. Based on the memoirs of rough-and-tumble writer Jim Tully, this long-thought-lost silent classic features an unforgettable turn by Wallace Beery as the hobo Oklahoma Red and dazzling location photography set aboard speeding trains. Featuring a new score by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, the new restoration of Beggars of Life is a triumphant resurrection for a classic of the silent era.
It has been a great year for the film Beggars of Life. This Spring saw the release of my new book, Beggars of Life: A Companion to the 1928 Film, and this Summer saw the release of a new DVD / Blu-ray of the film from Kino Lorber. And better yet, each received great reviews! If you haven't secure your own copy of eith the book or the DVD / Blu-ray, why not do so today?
Newly Restored
BEGGARS OF LIFE
Directed by William Wellman
USA, 1928, 1h 40min, DCP, Silent with musical score
Louise Brooks’s best American film was made shortly before she left for Germany and found everlasting fame in G.W. Pabst’s Pandora’s Box and Diary of a Lost Girl. Brooks plays a young woman who flees her cruel stepfather and, dressed in boy’s clothing, rides the rails with hobos. Based on the memoirs of rough-and-tumble writer Jim Tully, this long-thought-lost silent classic features an unforgettable turn by Wallace Beery as the hobo Oklahoma Red and dazzling location photography set aboard speeding trains. Featuring a new score by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, the new restoration of Beggars of Life is a triumphant resurrection for a classic of the silent era.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Relevant and respectful comments are welcome. Off-topic comments and spam will be removed, and you will be disliked henceforth.