Antiquity in Silent Cinema

Friday 3rd May 5-9:15pm

15 Gordon St, London WC1H OAH

A late afternoon & evening screening of two rarely seen yet remarkable silent feature films brought over especially from the archives of the Netherlands Film Institute, with piano accompaniment.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ADMISSION FREE.

Booking is not necessary but you can register your interest and obtain a ticket in advance at http://antiquityinsilentcinema.eventbrite.co.uk

THE LATE AFTERNOON | ANCIENT GREECE
5-6pm

 The Odyssey or L’ Odissea

(Italy, 1911, dir. Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan & Giuseppe de Liguoro)
introduced by Pantelis Michelakis (University of Bristol)

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THE EVENING | ANCIENT ROME
7-9.15pm

Julius Caesar or Cajus Julius Caesar

(Italy, 1914 dir. Enrico Guazzoni)
introduced by Maria Wyke (UCL)

For further information on the May screening (and the research project with which it is associated), visit www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/research/research-projects/CINECIVS/#screening