Kennington Bioscope online present In Search Of The Castaways: The Children Of Captain Grant (FR 1914) plus Un Partie de Tandem – A Ride on the Tandem Bike (FR 1909), both from the Jean Desmet Collection, by kind permission of the EYE Filmmuseum. Join us on August 19th at 19:30 BST (UTC+1, 20:30 CEST) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOBwVjkY8X8. This programme is FREE to view.

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Join us for another globe-trotting journey with two films from the Jean Desmet Collection, by kind permission of the EYE Filmmuseum, in Episode 9 of KBTV, the online Kennington Bioscope.

Enjoy a hair-raising ride, plus picturesque scenes of Paris, in the short comedy film, Un Partie de Tandem – A Ride on the Tandem Bike (1909), with a specially pre-recorded accompaniment by Colin Sell.

Followed by our feature, an eternal tale of adventure from the pen of 19th Century novelist, Jules Verne, In Search Of The Castaways: The Children Of Captain Grant (1914), an exciting cinematic adaptation produced by the French Éclair company, with film scenario written by Jules’ son, Michael Verne. This cinematic version of the story also comes courtesy of the Jean Desmet Collection and is “an adventure film in which the children of Captain Grant go in search of their father. Lord Glenarvan and Lady Helena find a letter in which Captain Grant asks for help. Together with the children of Grant and Jacques Pagnanel they go looking. Since the letter is unclear, they have to search the entire thirty-seventh parallel. They experience many adventures in South America, Australia and New Zealand…” Native New Zealander, John Sweeney, was keen to screen this action film, with its varied landscapes, all shot in France, but with some standing in for his homeland, and he will perform a live improvised accompaniment. The show will be hosted and introduced live from London by film historian Michelle Facey.

Thanks as always to the Kennington Bioscope committee and friends, for their support and promotion of the show.

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