Kent MOMI

Upcoming events at Kent MOMI

Kent MOMI is a museum in Deal. Near Here currently lists 4 upcoming events, including SCREENING: Landmarks of French Avant-Garde Film (Shorts; total running time, 115 minutes), SCREENING: Greed (dir. Erich von Stroheim; USA, 1924). 140 mins. (reconstruction) and SCREENING: The General (dir. Buster Keaton; USA, 1926; 79 mins.).

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SCREENING: Landmarks of French Avant-Garde Film (Shorts; total running time, 115 minutes)

We mark 100 years since silent cinema reached its extraordinary peak as an international art form – distinct and different from the sound cinema that dominated screens from the 1930s, and, in some respects, superior. This season, entitled MASTERWORKS OF SILENT CINEMA, 1924–1926: Classics & Rediscoveries c elebrates both acknowledged masterpieces and bold rediscoveries from across the world, offering a rich cross-section of styles, from realism and psychological drama to avant-garde experimentation. LANDMARKS OF FRENCH AVANT-GARDE FILM Ballet mécanique (dir. Fernand Léger, 1924). 16 mins. La Coquille et le Clergyman [ The Seashell and the Clergyman ] (dir. Germain Dulac, 1923). 40 mins. Paris qui dort [ The Crazy Ray ] (dir. René Clair, 1924). 59 mins. Realism and logical narrative were never the only directions cinema could take. In 1920s France, images danced, feminists took revenge, and Paris succumbed to surreal comic chaos. This programme gathers three of the best, from a decade of great achievement for French avant garde and artist cinema. Léger’s 1924 Ballet mécanique was inspired by Chaplin as much as by Cubism and other movements. La Coquille et le Clergyman , from a script by theatre radical Antonin Artaud, first shown in 1928, provoked controversy for its woman director, Germaine Dulac, a long-over-shadowed, key pioneer of the avant-garde .

Fri 24 JulKent MOMI

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SCREENING: Greed (dir. Erich von Stroheim; USA, 1924). 140 mins. (reconstruction)

We mark 100 years since silent cinema reached its extraordinary peak as an international art form – distinct and different from the sound cinema that dominated screens from the 1930s, and, in some respects, superior. This season, entitled MASTERWORKS OF SILENT CINEMA, 1924–1926: Classics & Rediscoveries c elebrates both acknowledged masterpieces and bold rediscoveries from across the world, offering a rich cross-section of styles, from realism and psychological drama to avant-garde experimentation. The holy grail of all cinema historians and archivists. Perhaps the greatest film ever made is the original 8-hour version of Von Stroheim's excoriating, ultra-realist film, Greed , luminously photographed by William Daniels (Greta Garbo's favourite cinematographer). We show the version cut by MGM in 1924 -- not the grail, but a compelling film experience, too rarely seen. The search continues for the still-missing 4 hours of footage (some has been found). Introduced by curators Dr. Joss Marsh & David Francis OBE There will be a 10-minute interval, during which snacks will be available. Doors open 5.30, for drinks & nibbles. Films start 6.30 with a brief introduction from the curators. Entry is free with a yearly ticket, although we suggest a small donation of £5 per head to help us keep the lights on! Yearly tickets giving full access to the museum can be purchased on the door (£7.50 adult / £6.00 concessions).

Fri 31 JulKent MOMI

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SCREENING: The General (dir. Buster Keaton; USA, 1926; 79 mins.)

We mark 100 years since silent cinema reached its extraordinary peak as an international art form – distinct and different from the sound cinema that dominated screens from the 1930s, and, in some respects, superior. This season, entitled MASTERWORKS OF SILENT CINEMA, 1924–1926: Classics & Rediscoveries c elebrates both acknowledged masterpieces and bold rediscoveries from across the world, offering a rich cross-section of styles, from realism and psychological drama to avant-garde experimentation. One of the most expensive silent comedies ever made, Buster Keaton’s The General was based on a true event of the American Civil War. In the film, Confederate and Union soldiers are replaced by battling locomotives, and Buster personally performs more dangerous stunts than in any of his other films. Filmed in Oregon, using original Civil War rolling stock and locations, “every shot has the authenticity and the unassumingly correct composition of a Mathew Brady Civil War photograph” (David Robinson). The restored version with a score by Carl Davis was included in the first twenty-five “culturally, historically and aesthetically significant films” in the Library of Congresses National Film Registry, and regarded by Orson Welles as “the greatest comedy ever made, the greatest Civil War film ever made and perhaps the greatest film ever made”. Doors open 5.30, for drinks & nibbles. Films start 6.30 with a brief introduction from the curators.

Fri 7 AugKent MOMI

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SCREENING: A Page of Madness (狂った一頁, Kurutta Ichipēji) (dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa; Japan, 1926; 71 mins.)

We mark 100 years since silent cinema reached its extraordinary peak as an international art form – distinct and different from the sound cinema that dominated screens from the 1930s, and, in some respects, superior. This season, entitled MASTERWORKS OF SILENT CINEMA, 1924–1926: Classics & Rediscoveries c elebrates both acknowledged masterpieces and bold rediscoveries from across the world, offering a rich cross-section of styles, from realism and psychological drama to avant-garde experimentation. This early Japanese masterpiece was believed lost ... until the director found 3/4 of the film in an old rice bin in his store room in 1971. Set – like the seminal 1920 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari – in an insane asylum, A Page of Madness reaches deep into traditional Japanese art forms (especially Kabuki theatre, with its stylized masks) to create a profoundly modern and cinematic representation of altered states. Because this rare film is not 100% complete, a synopsis will be provided at the screening. Introduction by Mr. David & Dr. Joss. Doors open 5.30, for drinks & nibbles. Films start 6.30 with a brief introduction from the curators. Entry is free with a yearly ticket, although we suggest a small donation of £5 per head to help us keep the lights on! Yearly tickets giving full access to the museum can be purchased on the door (£7.50 adult / £6.00 concessions).

Fri 14 AugKent MOMI

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