Salomé
Live music by the Matti Bye Ensemble
A Hollywood picture unlike anything Hollywood ever dared make before, Salomé is a dazzling creation. Based on Oscar Wilde’s 1891 play with sets by Aubrey Beardsley, fabulous costumes by Natacha Rambova, and the great Alla Nazimova—mesmerizing as the barefoot dancer who beguiled a king and beheaded a prophet.
Special support provided by Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
Live Music by the Matti Bye Ensemble
The Matti Bye Ensemble seeks that magical, emotional alchemy between music and images, playing a wide variety of instruments that include piano, glockenspiel, violin, musical saw and percussion. It is led by award-winning film composer Matti Bye, who has been the Swedish Film Institute’s resident silent-movie pianist since 1989. Joining Bye this year are Helena Espvall and Laura Naukkarinen.
Image credit: Pamela Gentile
Details
Director
Charles Bryant, Alla Nazimova
Country
United States
Year
1922
Cast
Alla Nazimova, Mitchell Lewis, Rose Dione, Nigel De Brulier
Runtime
72 min
Print Source
Lobster Films
Format
DCP