Open Film Screening - Waxworks (paul Leni • 1924)

Canterbury Film Society would like to invite everyone to come along for our free screening of an Expressionist classic of the silent era, Waxworks (Paul Leni • 1924 • 82 mins • Germany • PG)

A waxworks setting allows for an anthology of stories with Paul Leni creating “an inventory of expressionistic effects, using a different style, motif, and mood for each of its three episodes. The first is erotic and very funny, with Jannings as a wicked Caliph whose rotundity is echoed by the Bagdad sets, all bulbous walls and secret orifices. The second is a sadistic fantasia, with Veidt as Ivan the Terrible, eventually driven mad by his own tortures. The last is a phantasmagoria of Jack the Ripper (Krauss), pursuing young lovers through a nightmare London of cobblestones and fog. The result is consistently enthralling, years ahead of its time.” Time Out 

This is an Open event screened in co-operation with the Goethe-Institut - everyone is encouraged to come and join us with admission by donation/koha at the door. Non-ticketed: first come, first served so arrive early to avoid disappointment.

The Canterbury Film Society offers weekly screenings of top-quality films – arthouse, classic, cult, documentary, world cinema and more – on the big screen. We screen on Monday night at 7.30pm, doors open 7.00pm with drinks and home-baked food for purchase.

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