Get swept away by the haunting beauty of “The Dragon Painter.” Starring the incredible Sessue Hayakawa, this film tells the tale of Tatsu, a passionate artist who loses himself in his art—literally! Believing his beloved princess has been captured by a dragon, Tatsu’s obsession blurs the lines between reality and fantasy. This is more than […]
Presumed lost (as are many of director Allan Dwan’s silent films), Padlocked was restored in 2023 by the San Francisco Silent Film Festival and Národní filmový archiv (Prague), where the only surviving print had lain unnoticed for decades. But what does such a restoration involve in the digital era? In this presentation, Maria Fuentes will […]
On drum set and vibraphone, Shun Ishiwaka shows off his mastery in this film-screening “concert,” enlivening the silent movie The Dragon Painter, a quirky story of a brilliant, reclusive painter obsessed with the myth of a dragon princess. Starring Japanese matinée idol Sessue Hayakawa, the first actor of Asian descent to become a leading man in […]
