Toronto Silent Film Festival 2013, Apr 4-9

Tonight, the 4th Toronto Silent Film Festival kicks off with a screening of Carl Dreyer's La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc). The classic 1928 drama starring Renée Falconetti was ranked 9th in this year's Signt & Sound poll.

The festival will close next week on the 9th with a two Buster Keaton favourites. It will begin with the short NFB film The Railrodder, before the feature-length presentation The General.

Musicians accompanying the screenings will include Fern Lindzon; Joëlle Morton – Artistic Director of Scaramella; Tom Peters; Laura Silberberg; the Viola Dana Quartet; and clark Wilson.

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Toronto Silent Film Festival 2013 Schedule

Thursday April 4, 2013 8pm (doors open at 7:30pm)
PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC
France 82min
Director: Carl T. Dreyer
Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Ave Toronto

Friday April 5, 2013, 7:30pm
TOKYO CHORUS
Japan 90min
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
The Carlton Cinema 20 Carlton Street Toronto

Saturday April 6, 2013 4pm (doors open 3:30pm)
THE CROWD
USA 98min
Director: King Vidor
Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Ave Toronto

Sunday April 7, 2013 4pm
1000 LAFFS
Laurel & Hardy, Charley Chase, Max Davidson, Roscoe Arbuckle, Harold Lloyd
Fox Theatre 2236 Queen Street East. Toronto (Queen East between Beech and Willow)

Monday April 8, 2013 8pm (doors open at 7:30pm)
MY BEST GIRL
USA 80min
Director: Sam Taylor
A co presentation with the Toronto Theatre Organ Society
Featuring Clark Wilson on the "Might Wurlitzer" Canada's largest theatre organ
Casa Loma 1 Austin Terrace, Toronto

Tuesday April 9, 2013 7pm
THE GENERAL
USA 78min
Director: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
with THE RAILRODDER
Canada 24min
Director: Gerald Potterton
Revue Cinema 400 Roncesvalles Ave. Toronto