I WAS BORN, BUT... Ozu's Masterpiece w/ Piano Score by Makia Matsumura
Sat, Mar 23
|Epsilon Spires
Our GRRLS TO THE FRONT Finale! Two silent films with live accompaniment by pianist Makia Matsumura: "I Was Born, But..." is a charming and sublime comedy by celebrated Japanese director Yasujirō Ozu, and "Fallen Leaves"(1912) a lyrical short by the pioneering first woman filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché
Time & Location
Mar 23, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
Join us for our final celebration of GRRLS TO THE FRONT, our month-long collaboration with The Stone Church and The Vermont Women's Fund! Saturday, March 23rd, Doors open at 7pm, Program begins at 7:30pm
Before the films there will be an artist talk about Makia Matsumura's career as a composer and silent film accompanist.
Fallen Leaves (1912, 12 mins) Dir. Alice Guy-Blaché A lyrical tearjerker that presents a variation on a theme by O. Henry, Fallen Leaves is the story of an innocent child who tries to save her older sister’s life by prolonging autumn. The film is fascinatingly perched between theater and cinema, and a reminder of when early female directors freely charted their own destinies. French pioneering director, Alice Guy was one of the first filmmakers to make a narrative fiction film as well as the first woman to direct a film. From 1896 to 1906, she was…
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I WAS BORN, BUT...
Admission for one to I Was Born, But... w/ Live Piano Score by Makia Matsumara. Doors for the screening open at 7pm, Artist talk and films begin at 7:30pm. Popcorn & Refreshments will be provided! Bring cash for the bar. Please choose your seating with respect for others and let us know if you require special arrangements. Thank you for your support! Enjoy the program!
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