"The Man Who Laughs" at the SF Silent Film Festival

Category:: Film
When:: Saturday, July 12 2008, 7:45pm
Where:: Castro Theatre
based on 260 reviews
429 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA
(415) 621-6120
How:: Official Website
Tickets
Cost:: $15.00-17.00
Submitted by:: Nicole G. See all Nicole G.'s events »
What/Why:: Our Centerpiece film is a macabre tale of one man's tortuous struggle for love, brought to life with nightmarish verisimilitude by German Expressionist director Paul Leni. Conrad Veidt ("The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari") is Gwynplaine, an English nobleman's son disfigured by a Gypsy doctor so that his face is fixed in the rictus of a grotesque grin, forever marking him as The Man Who Laughs. Batman creator Bob Kane credited Veidt's hideous make-up as the visual inspiration for The Joker. LIVE ORGAN ACCOMPANIMENT BYCLARK WILSON

CAST: Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin, Olga Baclanova, Josephine Crowell
DIR: Paul Leni (1927, 109m)
35mm Print Source:The Library of Congress

Preceded by short: THE VOICE INVISIBLE/MAKING A RECORD (c.1919, 7m)

Underwritten byMcROSKEY MATTRESS COMPANY
Program Length: 125m

Admission Price: $15 Member/$17 Non-Member

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06/25/2008 Jessica "all knowing all seeing" S. says:

Looks like Mr. J.

06/25/2008 rommy "pew! pew!" g. says:

Buying my ticket now...

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06/25/2008 Bonnie "spinning like a hurricane" L. says:

I went to one before and it's great, including a live organ playing, intermission entertainment, and brief intro. A great way to learn about silent films. Some of my favorites are City of Lights and Broken Blossoms with Lillian Gish.