As the era of "Talkies" dawns on the age of cinema, a silent era star finds himself behind he times, out of work and down on his luck. It's a well worn tale with few surprises for the plot to spring.
What has grabbed peoples attention is it being a black and white silent movie itself. Its a bold move that has stunned audiences and I do mean stunned. From beginning to end of the showing I was in people were rapt, no rustling popcorn, no unwrapping of sweets as though to introduce unplanned noise would be to sully this work of art.
You suddenly became aware of how important the score is. How note perfect, capturing the prevailing mood and carrying you along with he characters. Without words every facial tic becomes important and an experience that is fundamentally the same "watching a movie" suddenly seems fresh and exhilerating by stepping back to something very old.
Essential.
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