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Shooting Stars Onstage Intro - Archive Gala | BFI London Film Festival

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Channel: BFI · 2015 · Film & Animation

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Robin Baker, Head of BFI National Archive, introduces Shooting Stars - newly restored by the BFI National Archive, Anthony Asquith’s debut film from 1928 will be presented with a new live score by John Altman, a BAFTA and Emmy award-winning composer whose work includes Titanic and GoldenEye .

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Asquith’s first film as co-director and scriptwriter, Shooting Stars is a fascinating drama set behind the scenes at a contemporary film studio. Newly restored by the BFI National Archive, Shooting Stars will be presented with a new live score by John Altman, BAFTA and Emmy award-winning  composer whose work includes Titanic and GoldenEye .

Shooting Stars is a dazzling debut which boasts a boldly expressionist shooting style, dramatic lighting and great performances from its leads. Annette Benson (Mae Feather) and Brian Aherne (Julian Gordon) play two mis-matched, married stars and Donald Calthrop (Andy Wilkes) a Chaplin-esque star at the same studio, with whom Mae becomes romantically involved. Chili Bouchier, Britain’s first sex symbol of the silent era, plays a key role as an actress/bathing beauty, an attractive foil to the comic antics of the comedian. The film manages to operate as a sophisticated, modern morality tale, while it’s also both an affectionate critique of the film industry and a celebration of its possibilities. It teases the audience with its revelations of how the illusions of the world of film-making conceal ironic and hidden truths.

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