Minima and St John on Bethnal Green are pleased to present another great night of film and music.
The Phantom of the Opera (Directed by Rupert Julian, USA 1925, 77 mins)
Beneath the sewers of the Paris Opera House dwells a masked figure. He is the Phantom, a hideously disfigured composer whose dream is to turn chorus singer Christine into a diva. Lon Chaney, the “Man of a Thousand Faces”, dominates this classic adaptation of the 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux. His ghastly make-up and outrageous performance made this one of the great classics of American silent film.
Add to this Minima’s live performance of their original score and it promises to be a very special event.
Minima’s music is an audacious 21st-Century interpretation of silent and avant-garde film. The ensemble of drums, bass, guitar and cello combine hypnotic post-rock beats with quasi-classical arrangements, striking up a thrilling relationship with the film. Open your eyes and ears to this daring collision of image and sound.
“The atmosphere was absolutely magical… hundreds of people seemed utterly spellbound.” (East End Film Festival)
“Minima are one of the leading bands accompanying silent film in Europe.”
(Robert Rider, Head of Cinema, the Barbican Centre)
St John’s cash bar will be open throughout the evening.
Doors 7.30pm – Film and Music at 8.00pm
Tickets: £8.00, £5.00 Concessions
Available at WeGotTickets
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