Helen of Four Gates
Keeping silent cinema alive, by offering audiences a chance to rediscover films from the era with the accompaniment of talented pianists, is an essential component of the Cinémathèque's programming. As digital technology continues to invent new ways of creating images, it is more relevant than ever to remember how eloquent the images from the so-called silent era of film history truly were. It's fascinating to see how much these works and filmmakers contributed to modern cinema – not to mention that it is always a pleasure to return, for a few hours, to the era of images that speak for themselves.
Accompanied on the piano by Chantale Morin
In a secluded wilderness, a woman suffers the torments of her adoptive father. Active since 1898, Hepworth built studios, produced and directed until 1926. By 1920, he was one of England's two leading producers, specializing in adaptations of very English novels, which he invariably cast Alma Taylor in. Helen of Four Gates is a good example of the romantic cinema that was very much in vogue at the time.
Cecil M. Hepworth
Cecil Milton Hepworth was a British film director, producer and screenwriter. He was among the founders of the British film industry and continued making films into the 1920s at his Hepworth Studios. His works include Alice in Wonderland (1903), the first film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's children's book.
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Helen of Four Gates
Notre prochaine séance de cinéma muet en musique est consacrée à un film au parcours fascinant. Après avoir été perdu de vue pendant 80 ans, ce classique anglais de Cecil Hepworth est réapparu sur les écrans grâce à des chercheurs passionnés et aux trésors qui se cachent dans les voûtes de la Cinémathèque québécoise
