Right in the Eye: Based on the Silent Films of Georges Méliès

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90 MIN

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After more than 600 performances in Europe and the US, the French artist and composer Jean-François Alcoléa will bring his live movie-concert Right In The Eye to the Electric Palace.

Right In The Eye is based on the silent films of Georges Méliès, the father of film special effects and a pioneer maker of fantasy and science fiction movies.

Through 12 films, Jean-François offers a unique and modern rendition of the poetic and playful universe of Méliès by aptly serving both its images and its narrative.

Each film is accompanied by original music played by three live musicians who draw their inspiration from the fictional fantasy worlds of such features as The Impossible Voyage or the burlesque universe of shorts such The Four Troublesome Heads.

More than a screening, Right In The Eye has been created as a complete show, giving as much to see from the musicians as on the screen.

The special orchestration involves multiple instruments, some of which you won’t see anywhere else, giving a very broad range of tonal colours and variety of modal scales.

The unique instrumentation mirrors Méliès’s films, the lighting reflects the atmosphere and colour temperatures of the pictures. The scenic design is inspired by the films, thus energizing the set and establishing continuity with the projection.

Right In The Eye will be screened on the Electric Palace’s original silent movie screen.

 

“We are living in the movie world created by Georges Méliès more than a century ago, smug in the illusion we are experiencing the very latest thing.” — The New York Times.

Sponsored by The Alma Inn and Dining Rooms

This event is raising funds for the Harwich Electric Palace Trust

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