JULY 18: Kings of Comedy - 7:00pm
Sherlock Jr.
(Buster Keaton) 1924 USA 44 mins
Sherlock Jr.
(Buster Keaton) 1924 USA 44 mins
Keaton reached his technical, artistic & physical peak in this hilarious story of a hapless projectionist who takes part in the detective drama unfolding on screen. One of the great works about the dream-like power of the cinema, this wildly surreal, balletic & endlessly inventive masterpiece has influenced numerous filmmakers including Woody Allen, Jacques Rivette & Chuck Jones.
Preceded by:
The Frozen North
(Buster Keaton & Eddie Cline 1922) 15 mins. Keaton's tour-de-force parody of William S. Hart westerns.
Followed at 8.10pm by The Bellboy then Errand Boy at 9.30pm.
Articles from CTEQ Annotations on Film:
Relevant Articles from Senses of Cinema:
"Great Director's Critical Database - Buster Keaton" - Dan Callahan