The circus king
Let's go, kids! - Family Christmas vacations
Ciné-concert for ages 7 and up
By Max Linder and Édouard-Émile Violet (Austria / France, 1924, 58 min.)
Live music by Compagnie Da Pacem, taught by Pierre-Adrien Charpy of the image music class at Marseille’s Pierre Barbizet Conservatory.
Max de Pompadour is an inveterate party animal. Put on notice by his uncle to mellow down and get married, he claims to love the beautiful Ketty, a triumphant member of the Buffalo Circus. Neither Max’s uncle nor Ketty’s father accepts what they consider a mismatch. At Ketty’s insistence, Max decides to become “king of the circus”: he becomes a flea trainer, supports a boxing match and, believing he has rigged a dressage act, tames a ferocious lion with a smile. Will this be enough to win Ketty’s hand?
Long lost, this little gem of silent cinema released just over a century ago has been reconstructed and restored by Lobster Films from 11 fragments found around the world. The film is presented in a ciné-concert version by musicians from the Pierre Barbizet Conservatory in Marseille.
Cast:
Vocals: Raphaële Kennedy
Keyboards: Pierre-Adrien Charpy
Bass: Eric Chalan
Drums: Christian Bini
In partnership with the Tous en sons!
Ciné-concert for ages 7 and up
By Max Linder and Édouard-Émile Violet (Austria / France, 1924, 58 min.)
Live music by Compagnie Da Pacem, taught by Pierre-Adrien Charpy of the image music class at Marseille’s Pierre Barbizet Conservatory.
Max de Pompadour is an inveterate party animal. Put on notice by his uncle to mellow down and get married, he claims to love the beautiful Ketty, a triumphant member of the Buffalo Circus. Neither Max’s uncle nor Ketty’s father accepts what they consider a mismatch. At Ketty’s insistence, Max decides to become “king of the circus”: he becomes a flea trainer, supports a boxing match and, believing he has rigged a dressage act, tames a ferocious lion with a smile. Will this be enough to win Ketty’s hand?
Long lost, this little gem of silent cinema released just over a century ago has been reconstructed and restored by Lobster Films from 11 fragments found around the world. The film is presented in a ciné-concert version by musicians from the Pierre Barbizet Conservatory in Marseille.
Cast:
Vocals: Raphaële Kennedy
Keyboards: Pierre-Adrien Charpy
Bass: Eric Chalan
Drums: Christian Bini