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UCL Department of Greek & Latin presents THE ANCIENT WORLD IN SILENT CINEMA an afternoon & evening of silent film screenings with piano accompaniment and related talks on Wednesday 28 January 2009, at UCL Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH http://www.thebloomsbury.com/ The event is open to the public and admission is free. ALL ARE WELCOME. This is a remarkable opportunity. Almost all of the films to be screened are not available for purchase in video or DVD format, and are rarely shown in cinemas. They survive as viewing copies in film archives. Further details about the films and our event can be found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/GrandLat/newsandevents/events/silentcinema THE AFTERNOON: ANCIENT GREECE 2-4pm Screenings of silent films set in ancient Greece Amour d’esclave (Fr 1907) 7 mins La Morte di Socrate (IT 1909) 5mins Elettra (IT 1909) 6 mins La Légende de Midas (Fr 1910) 8 mins La Caduta di Troia (IT 1910) 19 mins L’Odissea (IT 1911) 29 mins The Private Life of Helen of Troy (US 1927) 4-4.30 pm Tea/Coffee break 4.30-5.45pm Speakers Pantelis Michelakis (Department of Classics & Ancient History, University of Bristol) and Ian Christie (School of History of Art, Film and Visual Media, Birkbeck, University of London) THE EVENING: ANCIENT ROME 7.15-7.45pm Speaker Maria Wyke (Department of Greek & Latin, University College London) 8pm-10pm Screenings of silent films set in ancient Rome Julius Caesar (US 1908) 9 mins Giulio Cesare (IT 1909) 7 mins Cléopatre (Fr 1910) 9 mins Lo Schiavo di Cartagine (IT 1910) 8 mins Dall’amore al martirio (IT 1910) 11 mins Patrizia e Schiava (IT 1919) 11 mins A Roman Scandal (US 1924) 6 mins Jone O Gli Ultimi Giorni di Pompei (IT 1913) 43 mins THE ANCIENT WORLD IN SILENT CINEMA (2) A second afternoon & evening of silent film screenings with piano accompaniment and related talks will be held on Monday 22 June 2009, from 2- 6 and 7-10 pm at the Bloomsbury Theatre. On that occasion the films will have settings in Biblical or Near Eastern Antiquity. details tba ORGANISERS Maria Wyke (Department of Greek and Latin, UCL) Pantelis Michelakis (Department of Classics, University of Bristol) These two events are linked to the launch of an international, collaborative research project on antiquity in silent cinema, which Maria Wyke and Pantelis Michelakis are planning. If you have any queries about the research project or about these events please contact Maria Wyke ([log in to unmask]). We are deeply indebted to the BFI National Archive and its staff for their investigations on our behalf, and for the loan of these precious films from their collection. Supported by UCL Futures – Encouraging Innovation & Opportunities and by the Dept. of Classics and Ancient History (University of Bristol)