Pordenone Silent Film Festival - Origins of Slapstick: Transatlantic Echoes
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:31 am
Dear all,
for the 42nd edition of the Giornate, Steve Massa and yours truly were allowed to get back at it again and curate a series focused on European and American slapstick.
As per the festival news (http://www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it/en/42a-edizione-delle-giornate-del-cinema-muto/),
"Also in a second incarnation is the series curated by Ulrich Rüdel e Steve Massa on the origins of Slapstick, specifically looking at the links between European and American comics. Divided into 5 themed sections (chase films, clowns, drag, mismatched pairs, married couples), each program consists of shorts and a feature, showcasing such well known comics as Harold Lloyd and Mabel Normand from the U.S., Walter Forde from the UK, and the most famous clowns of the early 20th century, the Fratellini Brothers from France, seen in a recreation of their influential circus act. Also included is the Danish duo Pat and Patachon, modelled in some ways after Don Quixote and Sancho Panza and precursors to other famed comic pairings."
Further, we have Syd Chaplin (in drag), André Deed, the comedy teams Slim Summerville & Bobby Dunn and Beef & Steak (Sig Arno & Kurt Gerron), Sarah Duhamel, the first Toto, Charley Chase (in MODERN LOVE), Karl Valentin & Liesl Karlstadt, a few precious seconds of Max Linder behind the scenes, and - a fun rediscovery, we hope - delightful Danish comedienne, Olga Svendsen (along with her film and stage partner, Oscar Stribolt).
The feature based programs are supplemented by a few little 'appetizers' of one reelers and fragments, and the online edition of the festival includes a one hour selection from the series scored by Daan van den Hurk.
Uli
for the 42nd edition of the Giornate, Steve Massa and yours truly were allowed to get back at it again and curate a series focused on European and American slapstick.
As per the festival news (http://www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it/en/42a-edizione-delle-giornate-del-cinema-muto/),
"Also in a second incarnation is the series curated by Ulrich Rüdel e Steve Massa on the origins of Slapstick, specifically looking at the links between European and American comics. Divided into 5 themed sections (chase films, clowns, drag, mismatched pairs, married couples), each program consists of shorts and a feature, showcasing such well known comics as Harold Lloyd and Mabel Normand from the U.S., Walter Forde from the UK, and the most famous clowns of the early 20th century, the Fratellini Brothers from France, seen in a recreation of their influential circus act. Also included is the Danish duo Pat and Patachon, modelled in some ways after Don Quixote and Sancho Panza and precursors to other famed comic pairings."
Further, we have Syd Chaplin (in drag), André Deed, the comedy teams Slim Summerville & Bobby Dunn and Beef & Steak (Sig Arno & Kurt Gerron), Sarah Duhamel, the first Toto, Charley Chase (in MODERN LOVE), Karl Valentin & Liesl Karlstadt, a few precious seconds of Max Linder behind the scenes, and - a fun rediscovery, we hope - delightful Danish comedienne, Olga Svendsen (along with her film and stage partner, Oscar Stribolt).
The feature based programs are supplemented by a few little 'appetizers' of one reelers and fragments, and the online edition of the festival includes a one hour selection from the series scored by Daan van den Hurk.
Uli