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Silent Movie Day 2024: Michael

Silent Movie Day 2024: Michael

September 29, 2024
A mature and visually elegant period romance decades ahead of its time.

Details About the Film

This film is part of the series PrideFest: 2024 This film is part of the series Ragtag Classic Movies

Lauded in film history for the resplendent The Passion of Joan of Arc, Danish film master Carl Theodor Dreyer honed his emotionally mature, epic style in the pioneering silent film Michael. A sensitive and compassionate portrayal of gay romance, this novel adaptation refashions the Greek myth of Jupiter and Ganymede into a love triangle. Aging artist Zoret’s (Benjamin Christensen) yearning for his longtime model Michael (Walter Slezak) reaches new dizzying heights when Princess Zamikoff (Nora Gregor) becomes entranced with Michael’s beauty.

This screening is a part of Silent Movie Day, an annual celebration of silent film.

Director(s): Carl Theodor Dreyer
Starring: Walter Slezak, Benjamin Christensen, Nora Gregor, Max Auzinger, Karl Freund
Year Released: 1924
Runtime: 94 minutes
Country: Germany
Language(s): German (Silent), English subtitles
Accessibility Options: ListenTech (Hearing Impaired / Personal Amplified Audio Receiver w/optional T-Coil loop)
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