Dear Friends of The Kennington Bioscope & The Cinema Museum

On Dec 6th we will be screening a 35 BFI print of 'Pavement Butterfly' (1929) - alternatively known as 'Großstadtschmetterling'- a German/English co-production directed by Richard Eichberg in Germany and stars Anna May Wong.

The film will be accompanied by guest pianist Stephen Horne.

To make a reservation either reply to this email or click to visit the website.

In this, her second silent film with Eichberg, Wong plays Princess Butterfly, an exotic Parisian fan dancer whose “death leap through a circle of naked swords” act goes tragically wrong. Blamed for the impalement of a fellow performer, she runs away and takes shelter with a handsome but starving painter who she brings luck.

The shorts programme will consist of "Blue Bottles" (1928) – a British short comedy film starring Elsa Lanchester, directed by Ivor Montagu & written by Frank & H.G. Wells. There is also a brief appearance by Charles Laughton in the film. This film will also be screening from a 35mm BFI print. Additionally there will be some short films, newly transferred from nitrate to 2K, from the collection of Bob Geoghegan.

The evening has been programmed by Michelle Facey who will be presenting.

Cast

Anna May - Wong Hai-Tang

Alexander Granach ... Coco

Nien Soen Ling Mr. Wu

Elwood Fleet Bostwick ... Mr. Working

Please reply or email kenbioscope@gmail.com to make a reservation.

ADMISSION £5 on the door.

FUTURE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY.

(from cyrus) If anyone is interested I'm covering for John at the Royal Geographical Society tonight (FRIDAY 17th Nov) for a screening of 'Climbing Mount Everest' at 7pm.

Climbing Mount Everest is one of the films in the Society’s film collection, which is hosted by the BFI, and has recently been digitised. This screening will show John Noel's 1922 film of the second attempt to summit Mount Everest, including footage of the journey from Darjeeling to Tibet, the first film of Tibetans, and the climb itself.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO & TICKETS

20TH DEC "Miss Bluebeard" (1925) is a comedy directed by Frank Tuttle staring Bebe Daniel and based on the play, Little Miss Bluebeard, by Avery Hopwood.

Daniels is a modern female Bluebeard who marries two men at the same time! gets into a tangle with Raymond Griffith appearing along the way. Accompanist - Lillian Henley (TBC)

ADMISSION TO THE KB IS ONLY £5 BUT PLEASE CAN YOU CONSIDER MAKING A SMALL DONATION TO THE CINEMA MUSEUM DURING YOUR VISIT AS THE EVENT IS ONLY POSSIBLE THROUGH THE KIND GENEROSITY OF THE MUSEUM'S VOLUNTEERS.

THE MUSEUM IS AN EXPENSIVE VENUE TO KEEP OPEN AND RECEIVES NO ARTS COUNCIL FUNDING. THIS EVENT IS IN AID OF THE CINEMA MUSEUM THANK YOU.

Ticket revenue information:

£4 goes directly to the Cinema Museum to help cover the costs of running the venue, and £1 goes towards to cost of acquiring prints and licenses.

Nearest tube:

Kennington

The Cinema Museum

2 Dugard Way (off Renfrew Road)

London SE11 4TH

Visit the site for the information on the next show.

http://kenningtonbioscope.com <http://kenbioscope.moonfruit.com/>

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