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Cleveland Silent Film Festival: Birth of the Modern Industrial City, with the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra

Presented by Cleveland Silent Film Festival and Colloquium and The Cleveland Museum of Art at Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland OH

Sep 08 2023

Cleveland Silent Film Festival: Birth of the Modern Industrial City, with the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra

MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA and THE HEART OF CLEVELAND at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Friday, September 8

This year’s Cleveland Silent Film Festival with a program on early 20th-century urban life at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Join us at the Cleveland Museum of Art for two films about the birth of the modern industrial city. THE HEART OF CLEVELAND (1924) tells the tale of two rural Northeast Ohio children visiting Cleveland and marveling at the possibilities of electrification. MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA (1929) follows, a kaleidoscopic tour of Soviet urban life. The film regularly ranks in the top films of all time and is one of the most radical and influential—and fun—avant-garde features ever made Both films will ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

Group rates available for groups of 15 or more.

Discounts available for CMA and festival members.

Phone: (216) 421-7350

Email: info@clevelandart.org

Website: https://www.clevelandsilentfilmfestival.org/2023-festival-events

INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*

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THE HEART OF CLEVELAND will be introduced by Kevin Martin of The Hagley Museum, Delaware who will speak about the film’s rediscovery and restoration. Remarks on the musical score for Vertov’s MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA will be provided by Rodney Sauer, Music Director of the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.