P.S. 122
150 1st Ave
212.352.3101
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Photo: Neil Hanna
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Jan 9, 2008 – Jan 27, 2008
Daily
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$25
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Note: This event is part of the Under the Radar and Coil festivals. Coil showtimes continue through Sun Jan 27.
Today, the art of storytelling seems as quaint as silent film, a lumbering anachronism in a sea of ADD-paced narratives. Enter London-based troupe 1927, whose Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea is a dark, titillating collection of tales of unforgiving oceans, dark forests, and gloomy suburbs accompanied by videos shot in pitch-perfect silent-film style. The group's marriage of live action, animation, film, and live piano music, elicits nostalgia for a glamorous bygone era while delivering a satire of contemporary society. There aren't enough words to describe 1927's devilishly macabre achievement, but its silent films speak for themselves.
