Screening of DAWN (UK 1928) with talks and live music at Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds
Saturday 24 October 2015, 15.00 - 18.00
A rare opportunity to see this remarkable silent film about Edith Cavell, the British nurse who was executed 100 years ago in German-occupied Brussels for aiding the escape of Allied soldiers during WWI. Directed by war veteran Herbert Wilcox, Dawn stars stage actress Sybil Thorndike as a Cavell in a performance beyond cliché. Despite its sombre realism and anti-war message, the production triggered a diplomatic crisis involving the German Embassy, the British Foreign Office, the Cabinet and the British Board of Film Censors. With an introduction and live music by Darius Battiwalla and talks from Dr Emma Cavell, Professor Alison Fell and Dr Claudia Sternberg.
FREE. Pre-booking recommended. Ticket reservation at http://bit.ly/1j6U6L3.
Organised by Hyde Park Picture House in Leeds, Legacies of War and Gateways to the First World War on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Edith Cavell’s death and as part of the WWI Centenary commemorations.
