Steve Crook

Talks at Bishopsgate Institute
London on Film: The Émigré Experience in the 1920s
Tuesday 12 June 2007

British cinema underwent a radical change in the 1920s with the release of Piccadilly made by two notable German émigrés: director E.A. Dupont and set designer Alfred Junge. Together, they brought a distinctly ‘European’ style to a film set partly in the Limehouse area of London, reflecting the experience of the Chinese community at that time. This talk explores the fascinating background to the film and how it was received on its release.

Kate Gamm MA is a lecturer and examiner in Film Studies. She is the author of Teaching World Cinema published by the British Film Institute and has also written on aspects of British cinema for the BFI.

Speaker: Kate Gamm
Tuesday 12 June 2007; 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Tickets £6, concs £5; advance booking required
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Tube: Liverpool Street station
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