Gardiens de phare (The Lighthouse Keepers) 1929 Ages 15+
When
6.30pm, Fri 28 Feb 2020 (82 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
About
Jean Grémillon’s The Lighthouse Keepers 1929 is a little-seen classic of silent French cinema. The tale of a father and ailing son working in an isolated lighthouse on the coast of Brittany, it is a groundbreaking portrait of madness that recalls the expressionistic genius of Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr Caligari 1920.
The film will screen from a rare 35mm print, courtesy of the National Film Archive of Japan. New wave band Corporate Vibes will accompany the film with a newly composed contemporary score that speaks to the dark majesty of this French masterpiece.
Ages 15+
Production Credits
- Director: Jean Grémillon
- Script: Jacques Feyder
- Based on: the play by Paul Autier and Paul Cloquemin
- Cinematographer: Georges Périnal
- Editor: Jean Grémillon
- Print Source: National Film Archive of Japan, Tokyo
- Year: 1929
- Runtime: 82 minutes
- Country: France
- Languages: French Intertitles, with English and Japanese subtitles
- Colour: Black & White
- Shooting Format: 35mm
- Screening Format: 35mm