Culture & music-Silent Film "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by J.S.Robertson

Black and white notes-"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by J.S.Robertson-screening of the silent film with live music accompaniment: Manuel Malan, guitar and live electronics

"Black and white Notes" is a small review of silent films & music born from the collaboration between culture and the cultural association Gallium Film Festival.
The intention is to propose to the public now accustomed to special effects, the magic of black and white film without sound but accompanied by music performed live. During the second round, planned for 21.00 hours of Wednesday 5 August at the Palladium Theater Cinema by Cesuna, will be screened iI most famous adaptation of the famous novel by Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", created for the film by Director J.S.Robertson.

The musical accompaniment is entrusted to the inspiration of Manuel Malan on guitar and live electronics.

Dr. Henry Jekyll, philanthropist and upright man, divides his time between poor needy of care and an exhausting scientific research. Influenced by allegations by Sir George Carew, the father of his future bride Millicent, about the true nature of righteousness, the young human experiments in the laboratory a series of drugs and preparations convinced he can separate the good from the bad in the personality of each individual. Finally obtained a particular chemical composition, experiments on himself undergoing a horrible transformation, physical and moral, a man dominated by the quintessence of evil. Blinded by success, the doctor repeated the experiment several times in alternating double identity, living among the irreproachable behaviour and the heady wild transgression: as Mr. Hyde, Jekyll left attends infamous locations in Soho, makes a slave of their birthmarks the young Theresa (Gina or in other versions) and indulges in acts of gratuitous violence. Serum effects but soon become uncontrollable and Hyde has the upper hand on Jekyll when he recognized the folly of their actions, decides to stop the experiments.

Before the advent of talkies, this film by John s. Robertson is the most famous film adaptation of the famous novel by Stevenson. Its importance lies in the portrayal of Barrymore-that decreed the success of public and critics-

The character of Jekyll is a progenitor of the horror film "extreme situations" that his destiny, and suggests writing good law even among the protagonists of a science fiction film through the developments a "sacrilegious" Science reflects on the limits of man and the drama of existence. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was a real tour de force for John Barrymore, committed by contract to divide between the film and the stage set for the performances of Richard III. The claimant gave evidence of great energy and flexibility, although then paid the price with a strong nervous breakdown.

Remarkable visual impact film, the tale was, of course, on the protagonist's transformation monstrous in his laboratory. The terrible Ingurgitata vial (established, they say, cold coffee and cream) Barrymore, as a good stage actor, he preferred to rely on their own talents and histrionic using cleverly intermittent convulsions of the character came to screen for traits riapparirvi transformed into the face, through a dental prosthesis hastily inserted between her lips, a scompigliamento of combing and so on , all made more impressive by a powerful facial expression. A crumpled hat, hair in disarray, to sharpen the top of skull and stretch your fingers, greasepaint to accentuate the look haunted and sharpen facial features, are the hallmarks of the mask of evil alter ego. Between scenes to remember the nightmare in which Jekyll believes he is attacked by a giant spider that has the head of Hyde. John s. Robertson, Canadian sources had been an actor for Vitagraph before turning to directing and know the success with this film.

MANUEL MOCELLIN, after graduating with honors in classical guitar with Maestro Stefano Grondona at the Conservatory "a. Pedrollo" in Vicenza, holds numerous masterclasses with Maestro Oscar Ghiglia (Accademia Chigiana, SI), Maestro Alirio Diaz (Ravenna), M° Stefano Grondona (Brescia, Ravenna. Sondrio, Vicenza) and Maestro Laura Mondiello (Santa Cecilia Academy, BS-Sondrio-Vicenza-Venezia).
After graduation his musical landscape widens, performing in bands and ensembles and experiencing the different languages of classical and modern music. He studied composition and arranging with Maestro Danilo Minotti
(arranger and conductor for Malika Ayane, Gino Paoli, Mina ...). Arrangement and orchestration studies Pop and Jazz by attending the course of Berklee performs regularly in Northern Italy with the acoustic Trio mirrors of an adventure, personal tribute to Faber music and refined frames with the duo's Ge z deut, sounds poised between Jazz and Pop. Writes and performs live, in collaboration with Andrea Zardo (glincolti), the soundtrack to the silent film Nosferatu, the vampire (Murnau 1922).
Composes, arranges and plays music for several theatrical performances in collaboration with Ullallà Teatroanimazione.
He participated in the recording of The dsco Guitaromanie "péché de jeunesse de class d'une guitare ...", in which recorded Gr. Sonata Eroica, op. 150 m. Garcia.

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