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QUEENS OF DESTRUCTION

QUEENS OF DESTRUCTION
Chaos reigns supreme in this program of rarely-seen silent films! The "queens of destruction" organize labor strikes, bake (and weaponize) inedible desserts, explode out of chimneys, electrocute the police force, and assume a range of identities that gleefully dismantle traditional gender norms and sexual constraints. These 11 short films will screen with new, original music from Cinema's First Nasty Women, a 4-disc DVD/Blu-ray set featuring 99 feminist silent films that Manohla Dargis describes as a "mind-expanding endeavor" and a "triumph of scholarship" (New York Times).
Le bateau de Léontine

Léontine’s Boat, France, 1911

DCP, EYE Filmmuseum, 5 min.

Music composed and performed by Meg Morley.

Tilly's Party

U.K., 1911

DCP, British Film Institute, 7 min.

Music composed and performed by Gonca Feride Varol.

Laughing Gas

U.S., 1907

DCP, Library of Congress, 7 min.

Music composed by Terri Lynn Carrington and Edmar Colon. 

Mary Jane's Mishap

U.K., 1903

DCP, British Film Institute, 4 min.

Music composed and performed by Dreamland Faces.

La fureur de Mme Plumette

Madame Plumette’s Fury, France, 1912

DCP, EYE Filmmuseum, 6 min.

Music composed and performed by Elizabeth-Jane Baldry.

Rosalie et son phonographe

Rosalie and Her Phonograph, France, 1911

DCP, EYE Filmmuseum, 4 min.

Music composed and performed by Renée T. Coulombe.

Léontine s'envole

Léontine Gets Carried Away, France, 1911

DCP, Gaumont-Pathé Archives, 6 min.

Music composed and performed by Meg Morley.

Cunégonde femme crampon

France, 1912

DCP, EYE Filmmuseum, 9 min.

Music composed and performed by Amy Denio.

Rosalie emménage

Rosalie Moves In, France, 1911

DCP, EYE Filmmuseum, 6 min.

Music composed and performed by Liz Magnes.

Léontine garde la maison

Léontine Keeps House, France, 1912

DCP, Gaumont-Pathé Archives, 9 min.

Music composed and performed by Meg Morley.

Rowdy Ann

U.S. 1919

DCP, Library of Congress, 24 min.

Music composed and performed by Meg Morley.


Total runtime: 85 min.

In general, the Hollywood Theatre does not provide content advisories about the subject matter shown in our theatre. Films exhibited don’t necessarily reflect the views of the Hollywood Theatre. Information about content and age-appropriateness for specific films can be found on Common Sense Media and DoesTheDogDie.com.

Showtimes

Sunday, February 23rd