Explore the world of short films with Thomas Ospital, an organist who specializes in accompanying silent films. Set out on an adventure with Chaplin’s Tramp character, the eternal vagabond, in The Immigrant, a gem of the genre! This cinematic concert also features the pictorial world of Canadian filmmaker Norman McLaren with the experimental film Neighbours, and Spook Sport, an animated short film modelled on the music of Saint-Saëns’ Danse macabre.
Artists
Concert without orchestra
Thomas Ospital, organist
The Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique was generously offered to the OSM by Mrs. Jacqueline Desmarais.
Programme
Film, The Immigrant (1917), by Charlie Chaplin (25 min.)
Film, Neighbours (1952), by Norman McLaren (8 min.)
Film, Spook Sport (1940), by Norman McLaren (8 min.)
Finalist film from the Kino Montreal Competition
Without intermission
The two short films by Norman McLaren may be viewed with their original soundtracks by visiting nfb.ca.
