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Join us for a special Live Music & Film screening of two silent masterpieces: French cinema pioneer Louis Feuillade’s Erreur tragique 1913 and the enthralling melodrama Daydreams 1915 by celebrated Russian filmmaker Yevgeni Bauer. Both films are rich explorations of obsession and jealousy, told with unique visual invention.

The screening features live accompaniment by Melbourne-based experimental musician Yuri Johnson, who has previously accompanied The Lighthouse Keepers 1929, Vampyr 1932 and The Wind 1928 at the Australian Cinémathèque.

Erreur tragique 1913

23 minutes | Ages 12+

Грёзы (Daydreams) 1915

"Sergei’s beloved wife Yelena has passed away, and the bereaved husband is inconsolable. He remains obsessed with pictures of Yelena and with a braid of her hair that he has saved. One day, while walking in the street, he passes by a woman who bears a striking resemblance to Yelena." - MUBI

37 minutes | Ages 12+