Perrysburg, OH: Silent Surrealism
Bruce Calvert
The Hot Club of San Francisco presents "Silent Surrealism" at 8 p.m. Nov. 19
in the Owens Community College Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 30335
Oregon Rd., Perrysburg. The early days of French cinema are revived with a
series of short silent films accompanied by the group's gypsy jazz. Tickets
are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $15 for students. Information:
567-661-2787.
Silent Surrealism
Imagine early 1920s Paris - a small, intimate theatre plays host to new and
avant-garde cinema, specifically, the silent surrealist films of the day.
The entire town seems to be present: The bourgeoisie, the big thinkers of
the time, the aristocracy, and the escapists. They've all gathered to
experience this cutting-edge art and later, will reconvene at the local
cafes to discuss and debate the merits of the film, the actors, and the
director.
Fast forward 80 years. Continuing this early French tradition, a similar
scene plays out as The Hot Club of San Francisco presents Silent Surrealism,
an evening of silent surrealist films with live gypsy jazz. The program
includes several short silent films by Charlie Bowers such as Now You Tell
One and It's a Bird, as well as films by James Sibley Watson and Harold
Shaw. The Hot Club accompanies these films with the distinctive music made
famous by Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, and the Hot Club de France.
Silent Surrealism is a brilliant multi-media trip back to a time when the
artistic and literary style emerged as a means of expressing the
imagination.when writers and filmmakers were more interested in the
implications of words and images and providing the audience with the
opportunity to vicariously experience the unknown or unimaginable.
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Bruce Calvert
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Visit the Silent Film Still Archive
http://home.comcast.net/~silentfilm/home.htm