The Cinefamily (Venue Partner)
611 N Fairfax Avenue
323.655.2510
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The Mystic
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Wednesday Mar 3, 2010 (8–10pm)
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$12
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Gypsies, scams, carnivals and magic -- all with the signature flair that director Tod Browning brought to classics like The Unholy Three, Freaks and Dracula. The Mystic follows Hungarian gypsy fortune teller Zara (played by the alluring Aileen Pringle) and her two cohorts as they take their show on the road to the U.S., and craft a scheme (backed by an unscrupulous American) to grift a gullible heiress by pretending to communicate with the dead. Even though the plot of The Mystic is to expose fraudulent spiritualism, the theme actually capitalized on the public’s persistent interest in occult themes throughout the 1920s, and Browning himself was inspired by the German Expressionist movement that sprouted just a few years earlier with distorted dreamlike carnival settings that surface in this film. As well as the visuals being superior, The Mystic also boasts the sumptuous costumes of famed French designer "Erté", whose elegant illustrations influenced the Art Deco movement. As part of the show, we'll also be hosting a 1920s "flapper" fashion show on the Cinefamily stage before the film!
Dir. Tod Browning, 1925, 35mm, 70 min.
Co-presented by The Silent Treatment
