Sherlock Jr.
Buster Keaton / US, 1924 / 45 min.
Brand new restoration of this brilliant Keaton film, preceded by his rarely screened The High Sign. Cineteca di Bologna is restoring all Buster Keaton’s silent films. Sherlock Jr. is one of the fabulous results. Featuring live musical accompaniment.
In Sherlock Jr. Buster Keaton plays a young film operator who dreams of one day being a great detective. When he proposes to his fiancée, he is accused of stealing her father’s watch. Sherlock Jr. is a virtuoso film in which highlights every aspect of Keaton’s brilliant filmmaking style.
Details
Director
Buster Keaton
Production year
1924
Country
US
Original title
Sherlock Jr.
Length
45 min.
Language
live music, English
Subtitles
NONE
Format
DCP
Part of
Eye on Sound
With Eye on Sound, Eye focuses on the special relationship between image and sound. Expect live music to silent films, live bands from today to classics of yesteryear, brand new scores to films from the versatile Eye collection and special attention to the often neglected art of sound design.
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