Students, Cinematographers, historians, film buffs and actors check this out.
In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the flickering silent images on his father’s cinematograph. Bankrolled by Jacob, the ebullient local timber merchant, and inspired by Anna, the girl sent to help him make moving pictures of their village, he stumbles on a revolutionary way of story-telling. Forty years on, Motl – now a famed American film director – looks back on his early life and confronts the cost of fulfilling his dreams.
Following Vincent in Brixton and The Reporter, Nicholas Wright’s new play is a funny and
fascinating tribute to the Eastern European immigrants who became major players in
Hollywood’s golden age. The award-winning Antony Sher – whose previous work with the
National Theatre includes Primo and Stanley – returns to play Jacob. Learn More.
Showing February 17th @ 6:30 PM
Hosted by Green Mountain Academy for Life Long Learning & Burr and Burton Academy’s Media and Performing Arts Department
