Tribute to early cinema and Marie Dressler.

 

 

Tribute to early cinema, Marie Dressler and breaking the sound barrier.

Tickets: $25/$20
General seating - not reserved or numbered
(T 0419 267 318)

Introduced by Ursula Dubosarsky AM, acclaimed Australian prize-winning author of over 60 books for children and young adults.
https://ursuladubosarsky.squarespace.com/biography

After the introduction, there will be a presentation of the early sound classic, Min and Bill (1930).

 

“This delightful early sound era comic melodrama, featuring one of early Hollywood’s great romantic teams, award winning stars Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery, a pair of ageing, overweight comics, was a huge hit with audiences and the critics.

The crusty Min, who runs a seedy waterfront hotel with the assistance of the old sea salt, Bill, navigates the challenges of raising an abandoned young child. The film resonated strongly with Depression era audiences as its deeply tragic undertones were counter-balanced by the immense personal sacrifice of Min in her existence along the docks. Audiences then and now are drawn to the timeless warmth, humour and grief of a simple comic tale, possessed of such emotional depth.”