Cinema: Film Details
The Genius of Hitchcock:
The Lodger (certtbc)
Alfred Hitchcock | UK | 1926 | 90mins | Ivor Novello, June, Marie Ault, Malcolm Keen.
New score by Nitin Sawhney, commissioned by Network Releasing in partnership with the BFI.Performed live by the London Symphony Orchestra and Nitin Sawhney Band
Film Time
Saturday 21 July 7.30pm -FilmTalk- Followed by broadcast Q&A with Nitin Sawhney.
Description
Be the first to see Alfred Hitchcock’s early British masterpiece The Lodger, restored to its former glory by the BFI National Archive and presented with live music accompaniment.
The Lodger is a suspense thriller shot against a back-drop of a fog-shrouded London and featuring matinee idol of the day,Ivor Novello in the title role. Multi-award winning composer and producer Nitin Sawhney has composed a brand new score for The Lodger. Gulbenkian and the CAV Network present a live cinecast of The Lodger that includes a pre-show reel of mini-docs.
Nitin Sawhney is an Indian-British musician, producer and composer. His critically acclaimed work combines Asian and other worldwide influences with elements of jazz and electronica. His nine studio albums have won fifteen major international awards.
A restoration by the BFI National Archive in association with ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Network Releasing
and Park Circus Films.
Principal restoration funding provided by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and The Film Foundation, and Simon W Hessel.
Presented by the CAV Network
For more information visit bfi.org.uk/hitchcock
Tickets: £15
FilmTalk - Followed by broadcast Q&A with Nitin Sawhney where you can tweet your questions.
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