Cinema 80 Silent Film Festival at Franklin Museum

Saturday showings are at 6pm. FREE. 80 West Central St, Franklin

• 9/21,
  Orochi
  – a 1925 Japanese film that tells the story of a troubled samurai.
• 9/28,
  Man
  with a Movie Camera
  –a 1929 mesmerizing showcase of communist life by the Ukrainian
  Photo Cinema Administration
• 10/5,
  The
  Black Pirate-Starring
  that sure-fire action-hero, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., in a tale of
  pirates, vengeance, and love...
• 10/12,
  The
  General
  – Buster Keaton outdoes himself with non-stop action and comedy,
  loosely based on a real incident in the American Civil War. It has
  insane chase scenes involving lots of trains, horses, and soldiers
  and timings that keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
• 10/26,
  Nosferatu—a
  timeless classic that tells the tale of a vampire in extra-creepy
  black and white.
• 11/2,
  City
  Lights
  – The often-comic misadventures of Chaplin's Tramp as he falls in
  love with a blind girl. Considered by many to be Chaplin’s
  greatest film.
• 11/9,
  The
  Big Parade
  – With a showing timed for proximity to Veteran’s Day, The Big
  Parade a 1925 American drama has been praised as one of the best and
  most realistic films about World War I.