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Travel films from the dawn of movie time
Travel films from the dawn of movie time
Some rare restored film of pre-First World War Europe
Some rare restored film of pre-First World War Europe, shot by intrepid travelling cameramen from 1905 to 1926, is being shown tomorrow in an intriguing event at Europe House, the new home of the EU in London.
The films, 35mm cellulose nitrate, and badly shrunken, were restored by the Cinema Museum, backed by the EU, resulting in a DVD called Exotic Europe, which the London Film School then recently used to stimulate new work by film students. The results are being shown tomorrow night (8 December) between 6.30 and 8.30pm. Contact europe@filmeducation.org to reserve a seat.
Here is an example of a 1920 film about cheesemaking, made at Ideal Films in Borehamwood:
Next Monday there's a chance to see the prize-winning film Die Fremde (When We Leave) by Feo Aladağ which highlights the problem of "honour killings" by depicting the drama of a Turkish family living in Germany. The EU awarded this its Lux Prize for work that illuminates the public debate on European integration. Contact Joanna.ZYWOTKO@ext.ec.europa.eu to reserve a seat.
The inaugural event of the new 12 Star Gallery in the building is by Maggi Hambling, whose North Sea paintings are on show from tomorrow till 28 January. These are her most recent in the series she talked about in an interview with theartsdesk this year.
- More information on the Cinema Museum website
- 10 days of Europe House arts events are held from tomorrow till 16 December at Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1
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