Returning to the MFA after their sold-out summer concert and reviving this lost entertainment, The Hot Club of San Francisco presents Cinema Vivant, an evening of vintage silent films accompanied by live gypsy swing. Before World War I, European filmmaker Ladislaw Starewicz pioneered stop-action animation, creating a never-before-seen movie experience. On the other side of the Atlantic, American Charley Bowers revolutionized the industry in the 1920’s by combining animation with live action. There It Is, a recently rediscovered film by Bowers, is a whimsical comedy about a mysterious occurrence investigated by Scotland Yard.

Film Titles:
There It Is, Charley Bowers (1928)
The Cameraman's Revenge, Ladislaw Starewicz (1912)
The Mascot, Ladislaw Starewicz (1933)

Purchase Tickets
Online: purchase using the link in the red box
By phone: 1-800-440-6975; Mon–Sat, 9 am–9 pm; and Sun, 9 am–6 pm.
In person: visit any MFA ticket desk; desks close 30 minutes before the Museum

Doors open 30 minutes prior to the concert.

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