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Silents, Please!

For many filmmakers, historians, and aficionados, silent cinema represents the art form at its most pristine and promising state. The pleasures of silents—from the peculiar patina of their tinted images to the archaic charm of their intertitles to the boundless variety of their stylistic forms, and most of all their pure kineticism—are some of the most exquisite sensations the cinema has to offer, but sadly also some of the most seldom experienced on the big screen. This series hopes to help correct that with a program of silent treasures, both well known and newly unearthed, for audiences of all ages to enjoy, often presented with live accompaniment.

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black and white image of a young Japanese couple, the man looking down at a woman who looks away, both sitting in front of a traditional screen

Seven Seas: Chapter 1—Virginity
A black and white image of two human figures silhouetted against the sky standing amidst tall grasses

Seven Seas: Chapter 2—Chastity

Past Films in Series

A man clutching a hat in his hand stands in front of a white picket fence, with a woman standing behind him behind the fence

Our Hospitality
A man clutching a hat in his hand stands in front of a white picket fence, with a woman standing behind him behind the fence

Our Hospitality
A man in military uniform holding a long cigarette looks down and smiles at a woman in a hat he stands over

Foolish Wives
A man in military uniform holding a long cigarette looks down and smiles at a woman in a hat he stands over

Foolish Wives
A black and white image of a man in a tuxedo dancing with a woman in a high white feathered peacock headdress

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
A black and white image of a man in a tuxedo dancing with a woman in a high white feathered peacock headdress

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
A man in glasses and a suitcase holds a suitcase next to a man in a chapeau getting in a car in a black-and-white photo

Speedy
A man in glasses and a suitcase holds a suitcase next to a man in a chapeau getting in a car in a black-and-white photo

Speedy
A woman embracing a man in front of a river

Sunrise
A woman embracing a man in front of a river

Sunrise
A woman embracing a man in front of a river

Sunrise
A woman embracing a man in front of a river

Sunrise
a man in silhouette against a misty dock at night

The Docks of New York
a man in silhouette against a misty dock at night

The Docks of New York
A little tramp in his bowler hat looks at a young woman holding a flower and smiling

City Lights
A little tramp in his bowler hat looks at a young woman holding a flower and smiling

City Lights
A little tramp in his bowler hat looks at a young woman holding a flower and smiling

City Lights
A boxer in the ring, looking at camera, beside a kid and his trainer.

The Shakedown
A boxer in the ring, looking at camera, beside a kid and his trainer.

The Shakedown

Nosferatu

Nosferatu

Nosferatu

Safety Last!

Safety Last!

Safety Last!

Queens of Destruction: A Selection of Films from Cinema’s First Nasty Women

Queens of Destruction: A Selection of Films from Cinema’s First Nasty Women

The Cheaters

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Mantrap

Mantrap

Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler

The Man in the Porkpie Hat: Buster Keaton Shorts

Pavement Butterfly