Silent Cinema and the Classics

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The Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (APGRD) are hosting a film screening with discussion panel on 'Silent Cinema and the Classics: Purity (1916) and L' Esclave de Phidias (1917)'. After an introduction by Pantelis Michelakis (Bristol) two films, Purity (1916) and L' Esclave de Phidias (1917), will be screened with a live musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne (BFI house pianist and a leading silent film accompanist). The evening will conclude with a discussion led by Oliver Taplin with Sue Jones, Laura Marcus, Pantelis Michelakis, and Stephen Horne.

Free, everyone welcome. Please book tickets online at Eventbrite. Click here to book your ticket

 

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Contact email: apgrd@classics.ox.ac.uk

Website: APGRD

Audience: Open to all