City Open Air Cinema

The General

Credits

Country :

USA

Year :

1926

Director :

Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman

Version :

English intertitles, French subtitles

Duration :

79 minutes

Format :

digital

Actors :

Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Charles Smith

Age classification :

🎵🎹 Open Air LIVE with piano accompaniment by Hughes Maréchal

synopsis

When Union spies steal both his locomotive and the woman he loves, railroad engineer Johnnie Gray sets off in hot pursuit. Blending breathtaking stunts, perfect comic timing, and astonishing technical virtuosity, Buster Keaton’s masterpiece remains one of the most exhilarating and inventive films ever made.

Experience the timeless genius of Buster Keaton with live accompaniment by maestro Hughes Maréchal. A unique opportunity to rediscover this classic as audiences did in the golden age of silent cinema, when live music brought every image to life.

"The General", en plus d'être l'exemple le plus abouti de l'esthétique du cinéaste Keaton, est l'un des plus beaux films du monde, c'est bête à claironner mais pourtant incontestable.

Chronic’art

In these times when all risk is assumed by CGI effects, Keaton's squealing funny, exquisitely timed, death-defying leaps are all the more breathtaking.

The Times