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This Halloween, experience Cinetopia Salon #6: Häxan (Witches, 1929) + live music performance by Jane Gardner (piano) and Hazel Morrison (percussion). 31 October, 6-10pm at The French Institute, Edinburgh
A surreal, silent horror, magicked to life with a haunting score…
Cinetopia Salon - where cinema meets performance, food, drink, and conversation in the convivial and elegant settings of the French Institute - returns for a spine-tingling Halloween special…
Benjamin Christensen's 1922 silent film Häxan, (also known as Witchcraft Through the Ages) is a groundbreaking and fascinating blend of pseudo-documentary, surrealist horror, and magical reenactments of historical tableaux, tracing the history of Witchcraft and our relationship to the concept of witches from prehistoricl times through to contemporary 1920s society. What begins as a seemingly straightforward academic study descends into an increasingly horrifying and maddening spectacle…
Join Cinetopia on All Hallows' Eve, for a special screening of the film, accompanied by live music from acclaimed Edinburgh-based musician-composers Jane Gardner and Hazel Morrison. This screening is guest curated by Callahan Fedullo, who will also be providing an introduction to the film.
Come early to enjoy a pop-up bar and complementary nibbles, a chance to mingle and chat apéro-style with other cinema-goers.
Evening Schedule
6pm - Apéro hour in the Salon
7pm - Introduction to the film by guest curator Callahan Fedullo
7.15pm - Film screening with live score
9pm - Conversations continue back in the Salon where the bar will remain open until 10 pm
Please note: drinks can be purchased at our pop-up bar (cash or card), but are not included in the ticket price and are only allowed in the Salon space before and after the film. Please do Not take drinks into the cinema auditorium. Complementary nibbles available on a first-come basis from 6pm
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Cinetopia Salon is supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. We are also grateful for the support of the French Institute of Scotland and their team.
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Institut français d'Ecosse, West Parliament Square,Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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