Helen of Four Gates
Keeping silent cinema alive, showing the films of the era at the right speed and in their original image format, and having a pianist accompany them with respect, is all part of the normal work of a film library. But at a time when electronics is offering filmmakers new ways of making their images, it is even more relevant to periodically recall how eloquent were the images of the so-called silent era of film history. Silent cinema is therefore an essential component of the Cinémathèque's programming. And it is not a bad thing to remember that these are the works and filmmakers who made modern cinema possible, not to mention that it is always pleasant to be able to return for a few hours to the era of images that speak.
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
