Upcoming Shows
Reclaim the movies and the audience! The not for profit and registered charity presents restored silent and sound film classics. A number of the sessions are accompanied with live music. Since 2007 it has continued to promote the artistic, cultural and historic value of cinema.
STATE LIBRARY NSW
State Library NSW Conditions of Entry: click here!
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July 21 Sunday at 1pm. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Restored Oscar winning classic from Oscar Wilde’s novel with soundtrack, 110 minutes.
More details and buy tickets at the following red link: click here!
Click here for July-October State Library NSW shows!
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ROSEVILLE
Roseville Uniting Church, 7 Lord Street, ROSEVILLE NSW 2069
Short walk from Roseville Station (eastern side).
August 24 Saturday at 2pm. Sherlock Jr. (1924) and Easy Street (1917)
Anniversary Tributes to the great Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. Restored silent comedies with live music (Graeme Costin), 75 minutes.
More details and buy tickets at the following red link: click here!
Click here for August-October Roseville shows!
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GORDON
Gordon Library Meeting Room 1, 799 Pacific Highway
GORDON NSW 2072
Short walk from station.
Presentation from Ku-ring-gai Council and the 2024 Arts & Cultural Festival.
Bookings are essential for these Council events:
- For July 24, click here to register
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July 24 Wednesday
Presentation from 10.30am - 11:30am
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977): Birth of the Tramp
Two Anniversaries to celebrate!
Two Anniversaries to celebrate: 135 years since his birth and 110 years since he started his stellar career in films. Overview of his early years in film 1914- 1917. In 1914 the Tramp was born. At the Keystone Studios with baggy pants, ill-fitting jacket and a small bowler hat, he launched a brilliant career as actor, writer, producer and director. He changed the course of filmmaking forever.
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Restoring the audience with classic silent and sound films!
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Quality cinema presentations since September 1896. In that month Marius Sestier gave private demonstrations of the Lumiere cinematographe at the Lyceum Theatre and presented the first exhibition of the cinematographe to the public at 237 Pitt Street, Sydney, the Salon Lumiere.
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In the menu at the top of the page is Australia and the Silver Screen, an Australian treasure trove of items including a tribute to Felix the Cat and fascinating websites from Mark St Leon, Rod Blackmore OAM, Kev Franzi and Nick Murphy.
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Please stay in touch.
E: info@ozsilentfilmfestival.com.au
T: 0419 267 318
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