TRICKS AND TRADES
2 november . 9.30 pm
Cinema Charlot – Auditório Municipal
Various
USA/France, 1912–1924, 53 min.
SHE'S A PRINCE
Marcel Perez, USA, 1926, 27'
The main character is about to be initiated into a sorority. One of the requirements of the initiation ceremony is that she dons male attire. In this disguise she is mistaken for a person of Royal Blood and the comedy centres around the mistaken identity of the prince and the flapper.
MAKING A MAN OF HER
Al Christie, USA, 1912, 12’
In order to get a job as a cook in a ranch, a young girl disguises herself as a boy. Problems arise when several of the young women at the ranch fall in love with "him".
LOVE AND SCIENCE
M. J. Hoche, France, 1912, 14’
A young scientist is perfecting his invention, which will enable two people to see each other while talking on the telephone. He becomes so immersed in his work that he will not see anyone, even his sweetheart, Daisy.
RITA BRAGA & RYOKO IMAI
Rita Braga . ukelele and keyboard
Rita is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. She has performed hundreds of shows in the last fifteen years all across Europe, Brazil, Japan, US and Australia and is a lynch-pin of the ever-burgeoning music and arts scene in Portugal.
She is the author of soundtracks and had a brief career in illustration, comic books and animated cinema, influences that spread through her sound universe alongside classical and experimental cinema.
Ryoko Imai . percussion
For this performance, Rita invites Ryoko Imai, a unique Japanese multi-percussionist currently based in Lisbon.
Musically intelligent and sensitive, ably supported by strong techniques and rich experiences.
Audience is always attracted and excited by her quirky, rhythmical, feminine, powerful performances.