PRESENTATION OF THE 8TH EDITION OF FILMFEST
22 October . 7 pm
Rooftop (Fórum Municipal Luísa Todi)
Suspense
Lois Weber
USA . 1913 . 11' . M/12)
Dream of the Rarebit Fiend
Edwin S. Porter
USA . 1906 . 8' . M/12
music
André Lisboa
live score
Beatriz Mendes (piano) . Matilde Caetano (violin) . Sofia Pimenta Ribeiro (cello)
music
André Lisboa
live score
Inês Caetano (violin) . Maria Pimenta Ribeiro (piano)
prints
Lightcone Films
The Municipality of Setúbal, through the Film Fest Festival, establishes partnerships with local music schools, providing recent graduates with an opportunity to present their work live, in a space and before an audience outside their comfort zone, which will also allow them to familiarize themselves with the operation and resources of cultural facilities. Senior-year students from Setúbal's music schools will be able to perform annually as part of the festival's program. For this edition we have invited the Academia de Música e Belas Artes de Setúbal.
SUSPENSE
Original title . Suspense
A young mother, alone at home, calls her husband, who is working late, to warn him that a vagrant is breaking into their house.
The film stands out for its daring camera angles, triptych scenes with the husband, wife and thief, and creative perspectives, such as the scene where the police officers, chasing the husband, appear reflected in his rearview mirror. Along with pioneering director Alice Guy, Lois Weber is probably the most famous female director of the silent film era, with "Suspense" regarded as her best short film and one of the few that have survived.
