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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
FRIDAY 27 MARCH
8PM
ST ANNE'S CATHEDRAL
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£8
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For this special commission, Jameson Belfast Film Festival have asked musician Rea Curran to present a live score on piano in this stunning local venue.
The silent version of the Victor Hugo classic features Lon Chaney as Quasimodo, one of early cinema's most forlorn and tragic movie monsters, on par with King Kong and Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's creation. A disfigured outcast from society, Quasimodo shows his humanity by rescuing the fair maiden Esmerelda who is marked for death. Given refuge from cruel society by the priests in the cathedral, Quasimodo eggs on the jeering crowds by dancing above them on precipices and spitting into their midst. He eagerly plays the part of ghoulish freak, yet there are other moments – as when he rings Notre Dame’s bells by swinging on the ropes with glee – when we realize there is also joy and goodness in his heart. Quasimodo has opportunities to save Esmeralda from various evil clutches, though such bravery only earns him further scorn.
In the star-making gothic classic, the noble hunchback gives his life for the love of a young woman.
One of the best silent films ever made.
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