Her Sister from Paris
+ specially commissioned live accompaniment from Jane Gardner
Filmmaker: Sidney Franklin
Constance Talmadge, Ronald Colman
USA / 1925 / 70 min
Cinema 1 Barbican Centre, March 7, 4.00pm
Twins play identity tricks and games of seduction to save a marriage in this hilarious comedy, with live accompaniment from pianist Jane Gardner.
Dowdy Helen (Talmadge) turns to her starry twin sister Lola (Talmadge again) for help in reigniting romance in her marriage. Lola is unsympathetic: “Look at that face! No wonder he lost interest”. They trick her husband into believing Helen is Lola and, under her sister’s guidance, Helen seduces him: ‘I’m running away with my own husband’ she tells their housekeeper. Certainly screwy!
Constance Talmadge
Close friend of Marion Davies and Anita Loos, Constance ‘Dutch’ Talmadge was one of the brightest stars of romantic comedy and so successful she formed her own production company.
Jane Gardener
BEV favourite, Scottish Pianish / Composer Jane Gardner has been accompanying movies from the silent era since 2005 at many festivals and venues around the UK. Her music has been commissioned and played by groups as diverse as the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Piano Circus, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Company and The Gogmagogs.
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