Lonesome, a silent film (1. Machines)

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Pál Fejös, director dur. 69 minutes - This is a very strange and experimental scene from Lonesome, a silent film from 1928 starring Barbara Kent and Glenn Tyron. Here the two lovers live their workday through a montage of clocks and machines with increasing intensity. Live musical accompaniment composed and improvised by Trevor Gureckis, piano; and Caroline Shaw, violin. Premiere: April 18th, 2008 as part of the Cinema at the Whitney film series at the Whitney Humanities Center at ...