L’INFERNO (1911) - the first horror feature film ever made! - with live score by Montopolis

Name: L’INFERNO (1911) - the first horror feature film ever made! - with live score by Montopolis
Start: 2024-10-12T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Cinema Arts Centre

Schedule

Sat Oct 12 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Cinema Arts Centre | Huntington, NY

L’INFERNO (1911)
Saturday, October 12th at 8pm
with Live Score by Montopolis

L’Inferno (1911) is the first feature length horror film ever released. An adaptation of Dante’s classic journey through hell, this masterpiece of silent film employs elaborate costumes, special effects, and set design to create an awe-inspiring and ethereal world. A Mesmerizing Depiction of Hell, and a Landmark of Narrative Cinema. Loosely adapted from the first canticle of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, L'Inferno took the world by storm upon its release in 1911. Widely acknowledged as both a landmark advancement in narrative cinema and a predecessor to the modern effects-driven blockbuster, the production took three years to complete and cost a then-unprecedented 100,000 lire. Demons, harpies, specters and other beasts are brought to life to prey upon wicked souls in this delightfully macabre classic. The original Montopolis score brings new life to this horror classic with a mix of psych rock, dark wave and terrifying sound effects performed live. Based in Austin, Texas, Montopolis is following up their critically acclaimed national tour of Man with a Movie Camera. (Italy, 1911, 68 min., DCP, Directed by Francesco Bertolini, Giuseppe de Liguoro and Adolfo Padovan)
Montopolis is an indie chamber music group from Austin, Texas that performs the works of composer Justin Sherburn. Their genre-busting music uses inventive instrumentation to create "stunning and transcendent" (Austin Chronicle) concerts. Their programs are audience-engaging, multi-media events that combine live music with film and interactive storytelling. The Montopolis musicians include members of the Austin Symphony, Okkervil River, Tosca String Quartet, and the Polyphonic Spree.