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| THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (France, 1928) |
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From July 12, 2009 6:15 PM
Until July 12, 2009 7:30 PM |
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| Location |
The Castro Theatre
429 Castro St
San Francisco, CA 94114 |
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| Info Line |
1-800-838-3006 |
| Website |
http://www.silentfilm.org |
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| Contact |
Silent Film Festival
833 Market St
Suite #812
San Francisco, CA 94103
boxoffice@silentfilm.org
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Sales have ended for this event. Tickets may still be available at the door.
Tickets ARE still available.
DAY OF SALE ONLY.
Please purchase at the Castro Theatre door Friday beginning at 5pm and then beginning at 945am on Saturday & Sunday. |
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| Description |
 Sunday, July 12
6:15pm THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
Directed by Jean Epstein (France, 1928)
Cast: Jean Debucourt, Marguerite Gance, Charles Lamy
Luis Bunuel, fresh from his collaboration with Salvador Dali on UN CHIEN ANDELOU, served as French surrealist Jean Epstein's assistant on this haunted adaptation of the famous Poe story.
The tale of the psychologically deranged Roderick Usher (Jean Debucourt) and his unsettlingly compliant wife Madeleine (Marguerite Gance, wife of director Abel) is a triumph of atmosphere and dread. Exquisitely beautiful, the viewer is embraced with the logic of a nightmare.
Presented with French intertitles accompanied by a live English translation by Steven Jenkins, San Francisco Film Society
Preceded by short GETTING EVEN (D.W. Griffith with Mary Pickford, 1909)
LIVE PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT BYSTEPHEN HORNE
35mm print from Cinematheque Francaise. Feature runs approximately 60 minutes.
Generous Assistance provided by Consulate General of France, SF
Co-Presented by The San Francisco Film Society
General $14/Member $12
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| Notes |
| Free Admission for children 12 and under. No Ticket Necessary! |
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