10.1.12
Cinema polifonico: Abel Gance - Napoleon (a 2012 version)
Coming in 2012 to the Oakland Paramount theater, Abel Gance's legendary NAPOLEON. These performances mark U.S. premiere of the complete restoration by Academy Award winner Kevin Brownlow and are the only performances planned *anywhere*. The five and half hour epic epic will be accompanied by maestro Carl Davis premiering and his orchestral score and conducting the forty-six piece Oakland East Bay Symphony.
These performances are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Two custom built full-size screens will flank the Paramount's screen and will extend outside and beyond the theatre's massive proscenium arch. Temporary projection booths will be installed with synchronized 35mm projectors for the incredible triple-screen finale .
For performances only: March 24 25, 31, April 1.
Tickets on sale now at www.silentfilm.org