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CBSO Silent Movie Weekend
Dates: 13 October 2006 - 13 October 2006
Location: Symphony Hall, Birmingham
The esteemed conductor and composer Carl Davis has chosen to celebrate his 70th birthday in the form of a special weekend starring the three geniuses of silent comedy. Symphony Hall will turn into Birmingham’s largest cinema for the weekend for these spectacular screenings with live soundtracks provided by the CBSO.
Friday 13 October, 7.30pm
SILENT HEROES: BUSTER KEATON
Carl Davis - composer/conductor
Buster Keaton: One Week 22’
Buster Keaton: Our Hospitality 74’
Set in 1830s Kentucky, Our Hospitality charts a bitter feud between warring
clans, the McKays and the Canfields. When John McKay is killed, his widow
sends their one-year old son Willie to her sister in New York to be raised.
Twenty years later, Willie is returning to Kentucky by train when he meets a
young lady and falls in love. On accepting her invitation to meet her family
he soon realises that she is a Canfield. Virginia’s family wants to kill Willie,
but their rigid social code prevents them from doing it while he’s a guest in
their home. Once he steps outside, however, it’s a different story! The main
feature is preceded by one of Keaton’s best ‘shorts’, his first independent
film following his artistic split from Fatty Arbuckle.
Discount for Bristol Silents Members: 20% off tickets in any seating area of Symphony Hall.
Full-price tickets usually: £10, £12.50, £15, £17.50, £20, £22.50, £25
To book, ring Symphony Hall Box Office on 0121 780 3333 and quote CBGW
Saturday 14 October, 7pm
SILENT HEROES: CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Carl Davis - composer/conductor
Charlie Chaplin: The Rink 26’
Charlie Chaplin: Modern Times 87’
Modern Times – Chaplin’s last silent film, produced when everyone else was
making ‘talkies’ – sees the Little Tramp turning against modern society and
‘progress’. Set during the depression of the 1930s, the film picks up on the
pressing issues of the day – hunger, unemployment and poverty – but remains
one of the most poignant romantic comedy films ever made. It’s preceded by
a ‘short’, The Rink, which was reputedly one of Chaplin’s favourite films, and
whose wonderful slapstick moments have rarely been surpassed.
Discount for Bristol Silents Members: 20% off tickets in any seating area of Symphony Hall.
Full-price tickets usually: £10, £12.50, £15, £17.50, £20, £22.50, £25
To book, ring Symphony Hall Box Office on 0121 780 3333 and quote CBGW
Sunday 15 October, 3pm
SILENT HEROES: HAROLD LLOYD
Carl Davis - composer/conductor
Harold Lloyd: An Eastern Westerner 20’
Harold Lloyd: Safety Last! 74’
Harold Lloyd made his reputation as the ‘King of Dare-Devil Comedy’ in this
1923 film where he plays a young man hoping to rise to the top of the
department store business – a dream which comes true all too soon when
Harold is forced to climb the outside of the building! The shot of Lloyd
dangling from a clock face is surely the most famous image in silent comedy.
The preceding short - An Eastern Westerner - is packed with gags,
perfectly-paced and full of intelligent humour. This afternoon’s screenings
will be a unique movie matinée for all the family.
Discount for Bristol Silents Members: 20% off tickets in any seating area of Symphony Hall.
Full-price tickets usually: £10, £12.50, £15, £17.50, £20, £22.50, £25
To book, ring Symphony Hall Box Office on 0121 780 3333 and quote CBGW
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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Location: Symphony Hall, Birmingham
The esteemed conductor and composer Carl Davis has chosen to celebrate his 70th birthday in the form of a special weekend starring the three geniuses of silent comedy. Symphony Hall will turn into Birmingham’s largest cinema for the weekend for these spectacular screenings with live soundtracks provided by the CBSO.
Friday 13 October, 7.30pm
SILENT HEROES: BUSTER KEATON
Carl Davis - composer/conductor
Buster Keaton: One Week 22’
Buster Keaton: Our Hospitality 74’
Set in 1830s Kentucky, Our Hospitality charts a bitter feud between warring
clans, the McKays and the Canfields. When John McKay is killed, his widow
sends their one-year old son Willie to her sister in New York to be raised.
Twenty years later, Willie is returning to Kentucky by train when he meets a
young lady and falls in love. On accepting her invitation to meet her family
he soon realises that she is a Canfield. Virginia’s family wants to kill Willie,
but their rigid social code prevents them from doing it while he’s a guest in
their home. Once he steps outside, however, it’s a different story! The main
feature is preceded by one of Keaton’s best ‘shorts’, his first independent
film following his artistic split from Fatty Arbuckle.
Discount for Bristol Silents Members: 20% off tickets in any seating area of Symphony Hall.
Full-price tickets usually: £10, £12.50, £15, £17.50, £20, £22.50, £25
To book, ring Symphony Hall Box Office on 0121 780 3333 and quote CBGW
Saturday 14 October, 7pm
SILENT HEROES: CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Carl Davis - composer/conductor
Charlie Chaplin: The Rink 26’
Charlie Chaplin: Modern Times 87’
Modern Times – Chaplin’s last silent film, produced when everyone else was
making ‘talkies’ – sees the Little Tramp turning against modern society and
‘progress’. Set during the depression of the 1930s, the film picks up on the
pressing issues of the day – hunger, unemployment and poverty – but remains
one of the most poignant romantic comedy films ever made. It’s preceded by
a ‘short’, The Rink, which was reputedly one of Chaplin’s favourite films, and
whose wonderful slapstick moments have rarely been surpassed.
Discount for Bristol Silents Members: 20% off tickets in any seating area of Symphony Hall.
Full-price tickets usually: £10, £12.50, £15, £17.50, £20, £22.50, £25
To book, ring Symphony Hall Box Office on 0121 780 3333 and quote CBGW
Sunday 15 October, 3pm
SILENT HEROES: HAROLD LLOYD
Carl Davis - composer/conductor
Harold Lloyd: An Eastern Westerner 20’
Harold Lloyd: Safety Last! 74’
Harold Lloyd made his reputation as the ‘King of Dare-Devil Comedy’ in this
1923 film where he plays a young man hoping to rise to the top of the
department store business – a dream which comes true all too soon when
Harold is forced to climb the outside of the building! The shot of Lloyd
dangling from a clock face is surely the most famous image in silent comedy.
The preceding short - An Eastern Westerner - is packed with gags,
perfectly-paced and full of intelligent humour. This afternoon’s screenings
will be a unique movie matinée for all the family.
Discount for Bristol Silents Members: 20% off tickets in any seating area of Symphony Hall.
Full-price tickets usually: £10, £12.50, £15, £17.50, £20, £22.50, £25
To book, ring Symphony Hall Box Office on 0121 780 3333 and quote CBGW
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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