My Son
Live musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne and Amber Lamprecht
In a rare domestic melodrama to come out of the silent-era Soviet film factories, a woman confesses to her husband that he is not the father of their newborn. As tensions rise between them the man must reconcile his feelings with the nature of manhood itself. Eschewing collective heroes, rapid-fire montage, and Constructivist angles we’ve come to expect, My Son instead makes a language—no less intense—out of faces. (49 min.)
Screening with the 16 min. fragment from BAMPFA:
YOUR ACQUAINTANCE (Vasha Znakomaya)
Directed by Lev Kuleshov | USSR, 1927
Live musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne and Amber Lamprecht
Principally a pianist, STEPHEN HORNE often incorporates flute, accordion, and various other instruments into his performances, sometimes playing them simultaneously. Horne is considered one of the world’s leading silent film accompanists. Oboist AMBER LAMPRECHT joins Horne for My Son.
Details
Original Language Title
Moi Syn
Country
USSR
Director
Evgenii Cherviakov
Year
1928
Cast
Anna Sten, Gennadii Michurin, Piotr Beriozov
Runtime
65 min. total
Source
George Eastman Museum
Format
DCP