{"id":27,"date":"2017-03-10T15:19:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/greatwarunknownwar\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2018-01-16T11:04:47","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T11:04:47","slug":"film-month","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/greatwarunknownwar\/film-month\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cinematic Legacy of the First World War"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Silent Film Fortnight<\/h1>\n
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Turner Sims in partnership with the University of Southampton\u2019s Film and Music departments presents a three-part series focusing on the film heritage of the\u00a0First World War. With introductions to each film, expert insights and guests, including two of the country\u2019s leading silent film score performers, the series of\u00a0screenings and talks will show the role cinema played in memorialising the war after the armistice, and reflect on cinema\u2019s continued importance to our present day\u00a0understanding of the conflict.<\/p>\n

The Guns Of Loos (1928)<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sunday 11th February 2018 3pm<\/p>\n

Stephen Horne<\/a>\u00a0piano
\nMartin Pyne<\/a>\u00a0percussion<\/p>\n

The Guns of Loos marked a bold new approach\u00a0to depicting the war on screen. Previous British\u00a0war films concentrated on highly detailed,\u00a0documentary-style reconstructions of particular\u00a0battles, with little attempt at drama or character.<\/p>\n

For this film, the striking recreations of the conflict\u00a0at Loos provide the backdrop to an intense\u00a0psychological drama about a factory owner whose\u00a0dictatorial manner and apparent nerves of steel\u00a0quickly unravel when faced with the horrors of war.\u00a0Combining strong performances with outstanding cinematography, the film received rave reviews on its release in 1928, with many critics declaring it the best war film ever made. Stephen Horne\u2019s specially commissioned score was\u00a0first performed in 2015 to mark the anniversary of the\u00a0battle.<\/p>\n

Ticket purchase required from the Turner Sims Box Office. Book Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Dawn (1928)<\/a>\"Dawn<\/h3>\n

Tuesday 13th February 2018 7:30pm<\/p>\n

One of the greatest British martyrs of World War I,\u00a0Edith Cavell (1865-1915) was a distinguished nurse\u00a0who moved to Brussels in 1907 to help establish an\u00a0independent medical institution outside the control\u00a0of the established churches. After war was declared\u00a0in 1914 she became actively involved in helping to\u00a0smuggle British fugitives out of Belgium, for which\u00a0she was eventually caught, tried and sentenced to\u00a0death. In the first of two adaptations of the Cavell\u00a0story director Herbert Wilcox opted to stage\u00a0the events primarily in the form of an\u00a0atmospherically-shot suspense thriller, with\u00a0Sybil Thorndike in the title role, one of her most\u00a0memorable film appearances.<\/p>\n

Composer and pianist\u00a0Andrew Fisher<\/a> leads an ensemble in an improvised\u00a0performance to accompany the film.<\/p>\n

FREE: Advance registration required. Book Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Lectures Prior to Dawn<\/em> – All welcome, free to attend<\/h4>\n

Prior to the above screening of Dawn<\/em> we are pleased to announce that two expert speakers will be presenting on related topics between 4-6pm at the University of Southampton. Venue\u00a0TBC so please email Mary (m.j.Andrew@soton.ac.uk<\/a>) to be informed of the venue once confirmed, or check back here. This is in collaboration with the Film Department’s Seminar Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rebecca Harrison<\/a>, University of Glasgow:<\/p>\n

\u2018Stretchers, Screens and Cinema Day: How Medicine and Film Shaped Caregiving in the First World War\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Lawrence Napper<\/a>, King’s College London:<\/p>\n

\u2018\u201cPatriotism is Not Enough\u201d: Edith Cavell on Film\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

1918, At Home, At War<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Thursday 22nd February 7:30pm\u00a0Neil Brand<\/a>\u00a0piano<\/p>\n

Neil Brand, writer, composer, broadcaster (BBC4\u2019s\u00a0Sound of Cinema and Sound of Song) and World\u00a0War I historian, uses the films, music and writings\u00a0of the time to take his audience deeply into the\u00a0experience of the serving soldier and his family at\u00a0home 100 years ago.\u00a0Battles, factory work, concert parties, cinema-going,\u00a0the songs, laughter, highs and tragic lows of ordinary\u00a0people spring to life through film, music and readings\u00a0as Neil presents his unique vision of the century-old\u00a0war and accompanies the films on the piano in his\u00a0signature style.<\/p>\n

Ticket purchase required from the Turner Sims Box Office.\u00a0Book Here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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‘Dawn’ Movie Poster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

This project will interpret and present the film heritage of the First World War. It will include a series of screenings, talks, and workshops that investigate and communicate the role cinema played in memorialising the war after the armistice, and reflect on cinema\u2019s continued importance to our present day understanding of the conflict. Cinema served many vital purposes during and after the war: communicating news, commemorating the fallen, providing light relief, reconciling memories. As such, films remain one of the most tangible and accessible ways of understanding the period. While films themselves are restored and preserved by organisations such as the British Film Institute and the Imperial War Museum, they only live when presented in an appropriate context with suitable interpretation, including musical, as will be offered in this project.<\/p>\n

This section of the \u2018Great War: Unknown War\u2019 programme will be centred on a series of public screenings of silent films accompanied by live musical performance. Planned films include \u2018Dawn\u2019 (1928), which tells nurse Edith Cavell\u2019s story, along with a series of short subjects in keeping with cinema programmes of the period.<\/p>\n

Each screening will be given a short introduction to make these historical films accessible to a contemporary audience, and will be followed by a roundtable discussion appropriate to the film. Planned discussion topics include the role of musical accompaniment in supporting audiences\u2019 understanding of the films (both historically and in the present day) and the continued influence of the First World War on nursing. Each roundtable will be designed to engage the audience and involve them in the discussion to further their learning and enjoyment.<\/p>\n

Preparation for the musical accompaniment of these films will be supported by a workshop for the student performers. Here historical fidelity, contemporary interpretation, and technical challenges will be addressed as students develop the particular skills needed to accompany silent films.<\/p>\n

In addition to musical interpretation, a series of talks will offer historical interpretation and context for the films screened. Visiting speakers, including Dr Rebecca Harrison (University of Glasgow) and Dr Lawrence Napper (King\u2019s College London), will present public talks that explore in detail the place cinema played, and continues to play, in our remembrance of the war. An academic symposium featuring members of the University of Southampton\u2019s Centre for International Film Research (CIFR) will connect these events with the university\u2019s world-class research and teaching.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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