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  • San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2022

The Great Victorian Moving Picture Show

Live music by Stephen Horne and Frank Bockius

British Film Institute’s Bryony Dixon will narrate her selection of rare treasures from BFI’s collection—early large-format films, each a minute or two, that capture the tail-end of the Victorian world in all its variety and splendor.

Entry for children under twelve is free.

  • 75 min
  • United Kingdom
  • 1897 - 1901
  • Digital
Narrator
Bryony Dixon
Copresenter
Exploratorium

Live Music by Stephen Horne and Frank Bockius

Stephen Horne 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 such as flute and accordion into his performances, sometimes playing them simultaneously. He has recorded music for DVD releases and television broadcasts of silent films and regularly performs internationally.

Frank Bockius 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 the 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. He made his first appearance at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival in 2014.

Frank Bockius

Images credit: Pamela Gentile

Details

Directors
Various
Country
United Kingdom
Year
1897 - 1901
Runtime
75 min
Print Source
British Film Institute
Format
Digital
Sat, May 7, 2022
1:00 PM
$18 general
$16 member
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