Á PROPOS DE NICE and RIEN QUE LES HEURES
Music by Stephen Horne and Frank Bockius
Á PROPOS DE NICE Directed by Jean Vigo and Boris Kaufman | France, 1930 | 25 m
RIEN QUE LES HEURES Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti | France, 1926 | 46 m
(Total program: 71 m)
Two debuts announce the arrival of two fresh voices of the motion picture avant-garde. While dazzling with daring compositions and inventive editing, first-time directors Jean Vigo (working with Dziga Vertov’s brother Boris Kaufman) and Alberto Cavalcanti reveal what can get obscured behind polished photographic surfaces in these city symphony films from Nice and Paris.
Live musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne and Frank Bockius
Based at London’s BFI Southbank, STEPHEN HORNE is considered one of the leading silent film accompanists working today and his music has met with acclaim worldwide. Principally a pianist, he often incorporates other instruments into his performances, sometimes playing them simultaneously. He has recorded music for DVD releases and television broadcasts of silent films and regularly performs internationally.
Versatile percussionist FRANK BOCKIUS specializes in jazz and is versed in medieval, flamenco, and Latin music styles. He has performed for dance and theater companies as well as in his own bands, including the jazz quintet Whisper Hot and the percussion ensemble Timpanicks. He joined Guenter Buchwald’s Silent Movie Music Company twenty years ago and has since performed for silent films at festivals in Kyoto, Pordenone, and Sodankylä, Finland.
Details
Runtime
71 minutes total
Country
France
Format
DCP