The Adventures of Prince Achmed Silent Film with Live Piano Scoring

Silent Centenarians is a series curated to celebrate 3 classic silent films turning 100 with brand new live improvised piano scores. Our second film of the series The Adventures of Prince Achmed is a masterpiece. Lotte Reininger pioneered use of silhouette cutout animation, multiplane camera techniques, and her film is a rare example of a silent film in vibrant color with each and every frame hand tinted. The film is accompanied by improvisational pianist Devereux Geiger.

Nov 1st Fritz Lang's Metropolis (the first sci fi film)

Nov 15th Lotte Reininger's Prince Achmed (the first animated feature)

Dec 13th Buster Keaton's The General (one of his last independly controlled silents)

This event will take place in The Bower at Monserrat in Beverely, MA.