AUGUST 22: Gloria Swanson - 9:00pm
Queen Kelly
(Eric von Stroheim) 1928 USA 96 mins
Queen Kelly
(Eric von Stroheim) 1928 USA 96 mins
A gentle convent girl (Gloria Swanson) is seduced by a roguish prince & banished to her aunt's brothel in East Africa, where she takes her place as the queen of the title. Reconstructed version of Stroheim's most opulent & sexually decadent work is a delirious triumph of esoteric style. Barely released in its time, this is the luminous home movie watched by Swanson in Sunset Blvd.
Preceded by:
Film by Samuel Beckett
(Alan Schneider 1965) 22 mins. Beckett's only cinematic venture is a demonstration of Berkeley's thesis that "to be is to be perceived". Featuring Buster Keaton.
Screens after Sunset Blvd. (7.00pm).
Articles from CTEQ Annotations on Film:
Relevant Articles from Senses of Cinema:
"Praise Regained: Queen Kelly and the Lure of the Lost Film" - Darragh O'Donoghue