Crazy Cinematograph
To celebrate Luxembourg as European Capital of
Culture for 2007 and as part of a series of events celebrating our
shared European culture, the Cinémathèque Luxembourg will be exhibiting
a travelling cinema show at five major fairs in Luxembourg and the
Greater Region: Luxembourg, Trier (Germany), Saarbrücken (Germany),
Thionville (France) and Liège (Belgium).
The Crazy Cinématographe is a touring spectacle
celebrating the films produced in Europe during the first decade
of the twentieth century. The films will be projected in a purpose
built tent completed with a cast of performers animating and advertising
the shows in the tradition of the pioneering days of the fairground
cinématographes. The show celebrates the work of the European film
archives by producing a prestigious and entertaining showcase for
those little known wonders only known to archivists, historians
and festival goers, but not to the general public.
The show has been curated by Dr Vanessa Toulmin
of the National Fairground Archive and Nicole Dahlen and Claude
Bertemes Cinémathèque Luxembourg and consists of the following programmes:
General show of classic titles and treasures,
Comedy & burlesque: slapstick, performance titles or acts, Cabinet
of the bizarre: freak shows, exotic bodies, weird animals, Magical
Mystery Tour: fairyland films , fantastic films, science-fiction,
etc, The sexual life of Grandma and Grandpa - erotics soft (striptease,
etc.) and erotics hard (pornography) and a selection of views of
Luxembourg and the Greater Region, especially from Trier (Germany),
Saarbrücken (Germany).
A full listing of titles can be found at http://www.edition-filmmuseum.com/index.php
and details of the DVD which can be ordered online or through the
NFA.
Dates
- Trier 22/06 - 24/06 at Trierer Alstadfest
- Saarbrucken 17/08 - 19/08 at Landesfest 2007
- Luxembourg 23/08 - 11/09 at Schuberfouer
- Thionville 21/09 - 23/09 at Foire d'Automne
- Liege 06/10 - 10/10 at Foire d'Octobre
The website for the Crazy Cinematograph is viewable
here.
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