Coming Soon
Event Calendar
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
If Only I Could Hibernate (12A)
Summer Term ’24: Make Your Mark Xtra
Summer Term ’24: Parents & Wobblers (Wednesday)
Summer Term ’24: Advanced Acting Course
Summer Term ’24: Make Your Mark
Event Search
- This event has passed.
Piccadily (PG)
March 10th 1:00 pm
Event Navigation
The glitter of Jazz Age clubland meets the Far East (of London) in this stunningly restored silent classic.
From West End glitter to a seedy dive bar in cosmopolitan Limehouse, Piccadilly brings a sparkling cocktail of influences to its portrayal of ’20s London, not least its dazzling design. Tragic heroine Shosho (Chinese American star Anna May Wong) beguiles her way from lowly nightclub kitchen hand to exotic star attraction, but a tryst with her boss could be this deco diva’s undoing.
German émigré director Dupont also offers a rare depiction of London’s Chinese community and tackles the then risqué subject of interracial sex.
Piccadilly plays with a pre-recorded, specially commissioned score by Neil Brand.
DIRECTOR: E. A. Dumont
STARRING: Anna May Wong, Gilda Gray, Jameson Thomas
UK
1929
1 HOUR 49 MINUTES
SILENT + ENGLISH INTERTITLES (WITH PRE-RECORDED SCORE)
Please click HERE to download film notes.
