About this Event
This event will take place in person at The Library for the Performing Arts.
In the latest silent film series, Silent Clowns, with live piano accompaniment, we pay tribute to Buster Keaton. Trains frequently play important parts in Keaton films, particularly in Our Hospitality (1923). Buster’s second feature film is set in 1831 and has him take a slow train from rural New York City to end up embroiled in the middle of a Hatfield and McCoy feud. Also on the program is The Love Nest (1923), which finds Buster on another travel-odyssey in his last short before diving into features.
The Silent Clowns Film Series is New York’s longest-running regularly scheduled silent film showcase. Our programming reaches the serious film buff by including rarely-screened titles and rare prints, yet it has also introduced kids and new audiences to the classics of the silent screen.
Screenings feature live piano accompaniment by MoMA’s Ben Model, with an introduction and Q&A by film historians Model and Steve Massa.
Caption: A movie poster for Our Hospitality, (1923) [detail]
Alt text: A man with a porkpie hat and a suit and bowtie leans over with his legs crossed, while a man with a speaking horn and a top hat looks on disdainfully, the poster says: Buster Keaton in Our Hospitality.
While tickets to all events at the Library for the Performing Arts are free, seating is granted on a first come first serve basis. Five minutes before showtime, seats will be given out to people on the wait list regardless of reservation status.
The Library encourages mask wearing in all public spaces.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts -Bruno Walter Auditorium, Enter via 111 Amsterdam Ave. between West 64th and 65th Street, New York, United States
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