4 September 2024 at 20:30
Silent cinema: Buster Keaton – Live music by the Moving Band
8th International Kalamata Music Days.
Description :
The Moving Band of the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata is… preparing its coach for another journey. The ensemble will travel to the Municipal Railway Park of Kalamata with dozens of percussion instruments, flutes, pipes, whistles, a bundle of wood and an old piano. There, they will present three Buster Keaton movies with delicious live music!
THE FILMS:
The Love Nest (1923)
To forget his lost sweetheart, Buster takes a long trip at the sea when pirates catch him.
Directed by: Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Written by: Buster Keaton
Produced by: Joseph M. Schenck
Starring:
Buster Keaton
Joe Roberts
Virginia Fox
Steve Murphy
Running time: 24 minutes
Silent (English intertitles and Greek subtitles)
Country of origin: USA
The Goat (1921)
A series of adventures begins when Buster is mistaken for Dead Shot Dan, the evil bad guy.
Directed by: Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair
Written by: Malcolm St. Clair, Buster Keaton
Produced by: Joseph M. Schenck
Starring:
Buster Keaton
Virginia Fox
Joe Roberts
Malcolm St. Clair
Edward F. Cline
Jean C. Havez
Joe Keaton
Louise Keaton
Myra Keaton
Running time: 23 minutes
Silent (English intertitles and Greek subtitles)
Country of origin: USA
Cops (1922)
Buster Keaton gets involved in a series of misunderstandings involving a horse and a cart. Eventually, he infuriates every cop in the city when he accidentally interrupts a police parade.
Directed by: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
Written by: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
Produced by: Joseph M. Schenck
Starring:
Buster Keaton
Edward F. Cline
Virginia Fox
Steve Murphy
Joe Roberts
Running time: 18 minutes
Silent (English intertitles and Greek subtitles)
Country of origin: USA
Moving Band
Yorgos Pavlakos – recorder and Jewish harp
Stavros Tsotras – bassoon
Ypapanti Alexandropoulou – a pile of percussion, whistles, pots and pans
Katerina Miliaresi – another pile of percussion, whistles, pots and lids
Stathis Giftakis – piano
In collaboration with the “Filmhouse” Νew Film Club of Kalamata.
Place :
Efkalypton Square (Municipal Railway Park)
Other info :
Entrance passes can be purchased at the following locations and times:
From Monday, August 26 until Wednesday, August 28:
10:00-12:00 Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata
From Thursday, August 29:
10:00-12:00 Kalamata Dance Megaron
18:00-20:00 Kalamata Dance Megaron
On Sunday, September 1:
10:00-12:00 Kalamata Dance Megaron
Reservations: +30 697 4373173
Daily: 10:00-12:00 and 18:00-19:00
Get the festival pass to attend all concerts:
€40 and €20 (reduced).
REDUCED ADMISSION FOR:
Students and disabled persons with the relevant proofs.
FREE ADMISSION TO ALL CONCERTS:
Participants of the masterclasses, students of the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata, as well as volunteers of the festival. Unemployed persons with a valid unemployment card.