Silent Movie Matinee: The Informer (1929)
American-born director Arthur Robison moved to Germany, directed films like Warning Shadows (1923) in the Expressionistic style and then brought that style to England for this first film-version of Liam O’Flaherty’s 1925 novel. Set among Dublin revolutionaries at the time of the 1922-23 Irish Civil War, it begins as Francis McPhillip mistakenly shoots a police chief and is forced into exile, to distance himself from his comrades. This is complicated when his best friend, Gypo Nolan, the story’s main character, considers informing the police about Francis’s whereabouts. Directed by Arthur Robison. 99 minutes, United Kingdom.
Live Piano Accompaniment by Bernie Anderson. Curated & Hosted by Ken Gordon.
All movie start times are 12:00 Noon. Central Library does not open until 1 pm, but patrons attending film screenings may enter the Dweck Center beginning at 11:45 am through the side entrance on Eastern Parkway. Introductions begin promptly at 12:00 Noon.
Please note: Children under the age of six will not be admitted to the screenings.
Image courtesy of Kino Lorber, Inc.
Silent Movie Matinee is supported by Los Blancos.
American-born director Arthur Robison moved to Germany, directed films like Warning Shadows (1923) in the Expressionistic style and then brought that style to England for this first film-version of Liam O’Flaherty’s 1925 novel. Set among Dublin revolutionaries at the time of the 1922-23 Irish Civil War, it begins as Francis McPhillip mistakenly shoots a police chief and is forced into exile, to distance himself from his comrades. This is complicated when his best friend, Gypo Nolan, the story’s main character, considers informing the police about Francis’s whereabouts. Directed by Arthur Robison. 99 minutes, United Kingdom.
Live Piano Accompaniment by Bernie Anderson. Curated & Hosted by Ken Gordon.
All movie start times are 12:00 Noon. Central Library does not open until 1 pm, but patrons attending film screenings may enter the Dweck Center beginning at 11:45 am through the side entrance on Eastern Parkway. Introductions begin promptly at 12:00 Noon.
Please note: Children under the age of six will not be admitted to the screenings.
Image courtesy of Kino Lorber, Inc.
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