Sat 9/28 @ 8pm
Sun 9/29 @ 4pm & 7pm
The late Roger Ebert called the Alloy Orchestra “the best in the world at accompanying silent films.” The internationally-renowned trio will perform during three silent classics – Metropolis, The Phantom of the Opera and He Who Gets Slapped.
Metropolis – the film which made the Alloy Orchestra famous – will show Saturday at 8pm. The film is considered one of the most influential and most prophetic of all time. Originally released in 1927, this German Sci Fi masterpiece portrays a futuristic society where the rich live in a modern “metropolis” while the poor work themselves to death underground to keep the above-ground society thriving. The movie includes many lessons that current and future generations can still learn from. This 2010 restored version includes 25 minutes of footage once considered “lost.”
Both The Phantom of the Opera and He Who Gets Slapped star “The Man of a Thousand Faces” — Lon Chaney. This 1925 version of The Phantom of the Opera inspired the stage musical. It plays at 4pm on Saturday.
At 7pm Saturday, the Alloy Orchestra debut their latest score during a new digital restoration of He Who Gets Slapped – directed by Victore Sjostrom (star of Ingmar Bergman’s masterpiece Wild Strawberries). The film follows a wounded man who becomes a sad clown that relishes public humiliation.
Ticket prices to these three Alloy Orchestra performances vary. Admission to Metropolis is $20; Cinematheque members and CIA I.D. holders $15; age 25 & under $12. Admission to The Phantom of the Opera is $15; Cinematheque members and CIA I.D. holders $12; age 25 & under $10. And admission to He Who Gets Slapped is $15; Cinematheque members and CIA I.D. holders $12; age 25 & under (and those who paid to see Phantom at 4 pm) $8.
No passes, radio winners, or twofers will be accepted for any of these shows. $20 and $15 advance tickets to Metropolis can be purchased here. $15 and $12 advance tickets to The Phantom of the Opera can be purchased here, as can tickets to both Lon Chaney films on 9/29. Tickets for those 25 & under for all shows will be sold only at the door, if seats remain. Tickets for He Who Gets Slapped by itself can also be purchased only at the door. Door sales are cash/check only.