The Cinema Museum - The Wheels of Chance (1922), The Adventures of Prince Ahmed (1926), International Film Festival 2019, All Day Truffaut

The Wheels of Chance (1922) Oct 23rd The Adventures of Prince Ahmed (1926) Society Oct 25th International Film Festival 2019 Oct 26th All Day Traffaut Oct 27th Kennington Bioscope presents; The Wheels of Chance (1922), Wednesday 23rd October @ 7:30pm This edition of the Kennington Bioscope brings you reels on wheels! We have the greatest of pleasure in dedicating this evening to a themed programme of silent films in a Vintage Cycling Special compiled for all to enjoy. Whichever way you convey yourself to the Cinema Museum, make sure you don’t miss this one! Our main feature is The Wheels of Chance (1922), a British Stoll Picture Production, adapted from H.G. Wells’s early comic novel of 1895, The Wheels of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll, which was written at the peak of what is known as the ‘Golden Age of the bicycle,’ when practical, comfortable bicycles first became widely and cheaply available, and before the rise of the automobile. The film was the second H.G. Wells’ story produced for the screen by Stoll, the first being Kipps (1921), shown at the Bioscope last year. Both productions were directed by Harold M. Shaw and starred comic acting phenomenon George K. Arthur. Find out more here. Tickets are £6, but seats are limited.  To avoid disappointment, please request an invitation using the email kenbioscope@gmail.com. Fantasy/Animation Series screening of The Adventures of Prince Ahmed (1926) Friday 25th October @ 7:30pm Contrary to popular belief, the first animated feature film was not made by Walt Disney but by Lotte Reiniger, a pioneer of silhouette animation who escaped Nazi persecution to eventually produce fairy tale adaptations for the BBC. Her masterpiece, The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926), inspired many of the first generation of animators in the US and the UK, and provides a key example of the important role women play in animation’s history. Find out more here. Advance tickets are £6 - click below to purchase from Ticketlab, or call 020 7840 2200 during office hours to purchase direct from the Museum. Buy Now Misty Moon International Film Festival 2019, Saturday 26th October @ 6:30pm The Misty Moon International Film Festival is back again this Halloween, for another year of fantastic indie films and will be held on Saturday the 26th October at London’s ‘The Cinema Museum’, a venue of significant cultural importance within England’s capital city. We are looking for short films of all genres to be submitted but as it is near Halloween and our judges are made up of actors and industry professionals from well know horror films we would appreciate a smattering of short horrors as well. Find out more here. This is a FREE event, but donations are welcomed. All Day Truffaut, Sunday 27th October @ 10am Only done once before! A chance to see all five of Truffaut’s remarkable film comedies charting the childhood and growing up of his screen alter-ego Antoine Doinel, played by Jean-Pierre Léaud. Find out more here. Tickets are £45 for the day including refreshments and buffet lunch - click below to purchase from Billetto, or call 020 7840 2200 during office hours to purchase direct from the Museum. Buy Now