The Best Of
4th & 11th of March, Saturday | 8:30 PM
We start March cheerfully. On the upcoming Saturdays, March 4th and March 11th, we invite you to Silent Cinema for an hour-long screening of the funniest fragments of films performed by Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Stan Laurel, and Oliver Hardy. All this with live accompaniment performed by Desiree Oduah, our resident pianist.
The show includes shortcuts from City Lights, by Charlie Chaplin (1931), Battling Butler, by Buster Keaton (1926), Modern Times, by Charlie Chaplin (1936), The Circus, by Charlie Chaplin (1928), The Battle of the Century, with Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy (1927), For Heaven`s Sake, with Harold Lloyd (1926), Shoulder Arms, by Charlie Chaplin (1918), The Great Dictator, by Charlie Chaplin (1940).
The Look of the Irish
17th of March, Friday | St. Patrick`s Day
This St Patrick’s weekend, Cinephile Paradiso invites you to watch the earliest representations of Ireland on screen. Drop into the Silent Cinema on the 17th to watch our Kalem Film Company exhibition which will be screening all day - this includes a selection of the first Irish short films. If you miss them, catch them in Pálás Bar the next day!
Also included in our programme is Blazing the Trail: The O’Kalems in Ireland, a documentary that looks at the work of American director Sydney Olcott and the ground-breaking work he did for the Kalem company in Ireland during the early 20th century. The documentary will be preceded by a talk by University of Galway Film & Media Studies Lecturer, Dr. Tony Tracy. If you didn’t have enough, come see the acclaimed Man of Aran (1934) which will be screening on Friday evening in the Silent Cinema.
"Sunrise"
18th of March, Saturday | 8:30 PM
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans is a 1927 American silent romantic drama directed by German director F. W. Murnau (in his American film debut) and starring George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, and Margaret Livingston.
Sunrise won the Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Picture at the 1st Academy Awards in 1929. Janet Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the film. The film's legacy has endured, and it is now widely considered a masterpiece and one of the greatest films ever made. Many have called it the greatest film of the silent era.
The film will be accompanied by live music performed by Agustina Taborda, for whom this performance will be her Silent Cinema debut.
"The General"
25th of March, Saturday | 8:30 PM
Orson Welles called this movie the greatest comedy ever made, the greatest Civil War film ever made, and perhaps the greatest film ever made.
The General is a 1926 American silent film, an action-adventure-comedy made toward the end of the silent era and released by United Artists. It was inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, a real event, that occurred during the American Civil War. The film stars Buster Keaton, who co-directed it with Clyde Bruckman.
The screening will be accompanied live on piano by Mila Maia, for whom this performance will be her Silent Cinema debut.
The Show
HERE`S WHAT YOU GET
One hour of entertainment as you`ve never experienced - a projection of silent films accompanied by live music by our resident pianists. There`s no better idea for starting the night out, for a romantic date or a birthday surprise, like at the Silent Cinema. You can bring to the show a bottle of your wine. This will certainly make your stay with us even more pleasant. We provide glasses and snacks.
Great fun for the young, and the elderly. 60 Dominick Street Lower in Galway City is the address with the most unique entertainment, and a fantastic idea for those willing to surprise their loved ones and friends on any occasion.
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Previously screened
The Birth of Cinema is a silent mini-documentary from 2021, directed by Adam Scheffler, with live music performed on piano by our resident pianists — Desiree Oduah and Siochain Fahy. The Birth of Cinema is taking you on an adventure. You will see the birth of cinematography. Thanks to the accompaniment of our pianists, you experience the same feelings and emotions as the first viewers 100+ years ago.
