Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Event information

Based in a Regency villa in the heart of Walthamstow Village, Screen 17, Walthamstow's microplex cinema, is a new but very welcome addition to the local arts scene. We have been showing children's films on Saturday mornings and movies for grownups on Thursday evenings for a few weeks now, but we wanted to offer something a little different - to give people a chance to try another flavour of cinema. So we are showing a movie with live piano accompaniment and the film we have chosen is the beautiful Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927).

We are not exaggerating when we say that this film, directed by FW Murnau, is one of the greatest films of all time, and a masterpiece of late silent cinema. Don't just take our word for it - Sight and Sound magazine put it in their top ten films of all time.

The story concerns a pair of newlyweds from the country, and a vamp from the city who tries to come between them. It's beautifully photographed, with stunning fluid camerawork, and touching lead performances from Janet Gaynor and George O'Brien. It is by turns comic, romantic and thrillingly melodramatic.

DJ Roxy 'Moonshine' Robinson will also be spinning his 78rpms to get the audience in the mood prior to the film, during the intermission and after the screening when they will be relaxing at the licensed bar.

Fresh popcorn and organic hotdogs also available.

Period dress encouraged but optional.

8' x 6' screen with high spec THX surround sound system.