Third International Silent Film Festival at The Shang
MANILA, Philippines - The Third International Silent Film Festival will feature films — from France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain, to be scored live by the likes of Corporate Lo-fi, Nyko Maca + Playground, Caliph8, Kalayo and Johnny Alegre Affinity — from July 30 to Aug. 27, 8 p.m., at the Shang Cineplex Cinema 1, Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong City.
The festival opens on July 30 with a screening of the Japanese 1931 film Jirokichi the Rat (Oatsurae Jirokichi Koshi). Director Daisuke Ito adapted the story from a novel by Furukawa Eiji. It is based on the life of Nezumi Kozo (The Rat), a notorious burglar active during the early 1800s who won great fame for his daring adventures stealing from the homes of wealthy people late at night.
Jirokichi the Rat will be accompanied by a live score by Kalayo (formerly Pinikpikan).
André Deed’s The Mechanical Man (L’uomo meccanico), will be screened on Aug. 6. It features the music of Caliph8, who will be joined by Kalila Aguilos, Malek Lopez, Pasta Groove, and Tad Ermitaño in a special aural and visual collaboration.
People on Sunday (Menschen am Sonntag), directed by Robert Siodmak will be screened on Aug. 13. Providing the live score will be Nyko Maca + Playground.
The 1930 Florián Rey drama The Cursed Village (La aldea maldita) will be accompanied by the music of Johnny Alegre’s Affinity on Aug. 20.
The last screening will be on Aug. 27. Cineastes should not miss the 1913 French classic Fantomas: Under the Shadow of the Guillotine (Fantomas: A l’ombre de la guillotine), directed by Louis Feuillade. The film presents the character of Fantomas through a series of dramatic episodes: the robbery of the Royal Palace Hotel, the successive transformations of Fantomas, and the substitution of the actor Valgrand. The masked hero is portrayed as a cruel being. We discover the mistress, Lady Beltham, accomplice and victim of Fantomas, then the obsessive inspector Juve introduced as her best enemy. Providing the music will be Corporate Lo-fi.
All screenings are at 8 p.m. at Cinema 1of Shang Cineplex, Shangri-La Plaza. Tickets are P75.
The Third International Silent Film Festival is co-organized by the Goethe-Institut, Instituto Cervantes, Japan Foundation and the embassies of France and Italy. The festival is held in partnership with Shangri-La Plaza, YoCard, Embassy of Japan, Embassy of Spain, Gourmet/Piasi and Alliance Française de Manille.
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