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Masterworks of Expressionism Screenings: Caligari, Waxworks, Faust & Metropolis
Location: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Description: Just in time for Halloween, the Los Angeles Museum of Art screens four classics from the silent era of black-and-white German Expressionistic filmmaking: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, WAXWORKS, FAUST, and METROPOLIS. Expressionism was an artistic school of thought that [...]
FAUST by Jan Svankmajer
As part of its series “The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer,” the Cinefamily screens Svankmajer’s baffling but fascinating 1994 feature-length film version of the famous legend of the man who sold his soul. Svankmajer, combines live-action, stop-motion, and other techniques, while borrowing bits and pieces from previous texts on the subject: Goethe, Marlowe, etc. The result is unconventional to say the least. Location: The Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Date: September 15 at 5pm
