Silent Cinema and Orchestra || Bydunok Kino
The House of Cinema will showcase the best silent comedies accompanied by an authentic jazz ensemble.
The performance will appeal to audiences of all ages and tastes.
The audience will be transported a hundred years into the past, at a time when music was the main guide to the world of cinema.
Life will seem like a tragedy if you shoot it in close-up, but from a general perspective it is, of course, a comedy.
Charles S. Chaplin
You are waiting for short films of the real kings of comedy - Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
The screenings will be voiced by Kyiv Rhythm Kings - an orchestra consisting of the most incredible instruments, each of which deserves a separate description.
The ensemble's repertoire includes old ragtimes, the best examples of early jazz music, spirituals and much more.
Short films
Today Charles Chaplin is more famous for his full-length masterpieces. But for the first time, Charlie's true genius was revealed in his early short films.
The same can be said for Buster Keaton. The program features three short films, each of which is a real triumph of the genre.
... that the main job of an actor is to make his work understandable. After all, the public has no other responsibilities than admission fees.
Buster Keaton
In a programme:
The Scarecrow / Scarecrow, 1920
Farm workers Keaton and Roberts live in the same cottage, full of a variety of mechanical devices that make life easier.
They are fighting for the heart of the farmer's daughter. Keaton disguises himself as a scarecrow and thus gives his rival and farmer a lot of problems ...
The Rink / Skating rink, 1916
Charlie's character works in a restaurant.
After a series of adventures at work, he goes to the ice rink to relax.
There, he sees how Mr. Stout is actively courting a girl who clearly does not reciprocate.
In the evening, Charlie appears at her party, posing as "Sir Cecil Seltzer ..."
The Frozen North, 1922
The hero of Buster Keaton finds himself in an exotic place: in the Far North, where a lot of adventures await him.
Among them are an enchanting robbery of a gambling house, a pursuit in spectacular scenery and the murder of his wife's lover.
If, of course, the hero was not mistaken in his judgments ...
MUSIC
The Kyiv Rhythm Kings include musicians from the Ruki'v Pants, Pushkin Klezmer Band and Brass Band.