Silent Sundays: CARMEN OF THE NORTH (1919) (pg) & BURLESQUE ON CARMEN (1915)

KEW BRiDGE kinema at the musical museum

an exciting new project featuring regular silent cinema screening with live musical accompaniment on the Wurlitzer by our own Donald Mackenzie

From 1919 ‘Carmen of the North’ features Annie Bos as ‘Carmen’ in this Dutch romantic drama film which on location scenes from old Amsterdam. The film explores a complex relation of jealousy and love. In 1915 Cecil B de Mille released his picture of the popular story of Bizet’s opera ‘Carmen’ starring, however Charlie Chaplin felt it was ripe for parody…