On the 18th and 19th of June the Kennington Bioscope will present its second Silent Film Festival at the Cinema Museum. The event is expected to run from 10.00 till 22.15 on both Saturday and Sunday.
The programme is a collection of carefully selected and rarely screened films from around the world. The Kennington Bioscope is pleased to announce that this programme is curated in conjunction with the world famous historian and archivist Kevin Brownlow, along with revered writers and collectors Glenn Mitchell, Tony Fletcher, and David Wyatt. Live accompaniment by John Sweeney, Stephen Horne, Lillian Henley, Cyrus Gabrysch and Costas Fotopoulos.
Sunday Programme
10.00 The Fighting Smile (USA 1925 Dir. Jay Marchant 55 mins 35mm)
11.20 Paradise (UK 1928 Dir. Denison Clift 72 mins 35mm)
LUNCH
13.40 The Sentimental Bloke (Australia 1919 Dir. Raymond Longford 106mins DVD)
15.40 Kevin Brownlow on Napoleon 9.5mm
17.10 Cyrano De Bergerac (Italy / France 1923 Dir. Augusto Genina 113 mins DVD)
DINNER
20.15 3 Bad Men (USA 1926 Dir. John Ford 92 mins 35mm)
Details of the Saturday programme here.
The Museum’s café and bar will be open throughout the event serving sandwiches, hot pastries, cakes, snacks, alchoholic beverges and hot & cold drinks.
The Museum will also be offering a lunch and dinner service. Lunch will be a selection of delicious sandwiches and hot soup. Dinner service will comprise of a hot and cold buffet dinner service. More details here.
Tickets & Pricing
Weekend Ticket £28 / One Day £16 / After 2pm £11. These are available online from Ticket Tailor.