Körkarlen (The Phantom Carriage) 1921 Ages 15+
When
8.00pm, Fri 3 Mar 2017 (104 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
About
From the very beginning, the artist Sjöström was overwhelming. He had made the movie that, to me, was the film of all films. I saw it for the first time when I was fifteen; to this day I see it at least once every summer ... I clearly see how 'The Phantom Carriage' has influenced my own work, right down to minute details.
The Phantom Carriage will screen from an archival 35mm film print and will feature live musical accompaniment from Blank Realm. Please note that this screening is ticketed.
Victor Sjöström's The Phantom Carriage 1921 was perhaps the single greatest cinematic influence on the films of Ingmar Bergman. It is a dark morality tale wrapped up in the trappings of a moody ghost story, replete with then-groundbreaking special effects. The film follows a local drunkard (played by Sjöström himself) who, upon death, is cursed to drive the titular carriage and collect the souls of the dead. However, in the vein of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the previous driver first leads him through a tour of the moral transgressions of his own life in an attempt to redeem his soul.
This haunting horror masterpiece remains a seminal moment in silent cinema. The ethereal double-exposure effects lend an otherworldly feel to the film's visuals, while Sjöström gives an involving performance as a corrupted man. The effect of The Phantom Carriage on Bergman was enormous. After seeing it first in his youth, the film informed Bergman's directorial vision and coloured his filmmaking style throughout his career. Sjöström would go on to act in two of Bergman's films: To Joy 1950 and, most notably, in the lead role of the classic Wild Strawberries 1957.
Featuring Live Musical Accompaniment from Blank Realm
Known as an experimental rock band with pop hooks, Blank Realm are increasingly delving into meta-physical and obscurest topics, but the achieved result is as catchy as ever. Their breakthrough album Grassed Inn was shortlisted for the 2014 Australian Music Prize. In 2015, their album Illegals in Heaven won Album of the Year at the Queensland Music Awards, and their track 'Palace of Love' was the most played song on Double J radio.
Purchase online through qtix or at the GOMA Box Office from one hour prior to performance.
Ages 15+
Production Credits
- Director/Script: Victor Sjöström
- Based on: the novel by Selma Lagerlöf
- Cinematographer: Julius Jaenzon
- Editor: Eugén Hellmann
- Production Company: Svensk Filmindustri
- Print Source / Rights: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
- Year: 1921
- Runtime: 104 minutes
- Country: Sweden
- Languages: Swedish Intertitles, (with English subtitles)
- Sound: Silent, Live Musical Accompaniment
- Colour: Black & White
- Screening Format: 35mm