Toronto Silent Film Festival April 15, 2010

Silent Germany Double Bill
THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED 1926
German artist Lotte Reiniger took years to complete this film, now the world's oldest surviving animated feature. This is your chance to see her take on the Arabian Nights, in a fully restored print with vibrant tinting. Each of Reiniger's all-black, jointed silhouettes moves fluidly against backgrounds recalling the ornate architectures of ancient China and Persia. Beautiful or grotesque, locked in combat or touching their hands and lips to one another, her figures remain elegant, erotic and utterly human
followed by
BERLIN, SYMPHONY OF A GREAT CITY 1927
The essence of the city and the intimacies of its people are captured in this fluid cinematic tone poem. The composition creates a romanticized, abstract view. From the arrival in pre-dawn of a locomotive to the gritty realities and unsettling scenes that follow throughout the day and into the night, Berlin and it's people never gives up on it's sheer joy of life.
World renowned silent accompanist, William O'Meara will be playing live.

Official Website: http://www.ebk-ink.com/tsff