Slideshow
SHOES
Monday, February 23
7:15
♪ Live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner ♪
U.S., 1916
Directed by Lois Weber
Starring Mary MacLaren
Approx 60 min.
Shopgirl Mary MacLaren, unable to afford a decent pair of shoes on her five-and-dime salary, is tempted by the uninvited advances of a cad, leading to... Weber based it on her experiences as a missionary among young girls in the NYC slums.
Shown with The New York Hat
U.S., 1912
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Written by Anita Loos, Frances Marion
Starring Mary Pickford, Lionel Barrymore
Approx. 16 min.
Courtesy FPA Classics, Paris.
Reviews
“There is such a thing as being too realistic.”
– Motion Picture News
“Devotes so much attention to materialist miserablism and real-time depiction of household chores, [it’s] nothing less than the JEANNE DIELMAN of its day.”
– Kyle Westphal
♪ Live piano accompaniment by
Steve Sterner ♪
Select screenings through Thursday, February 26