Classic cinema fresh: Buster Keaton with pianist

Classic cinema with live music, by Gerard Morató. Tonight we will have two films, a short and a feature by Buster Keaton.

Place: Plaça de Sant Just
Collaborating: Neighbors of Plaça de Sant Just

The North Pole

Original title: The Frozen North
Director: Buster Keaton
Genre: Silent Film and Comedy
Duration: 17 minutes
Year: 1922
Country: United States

Synopsis:
The last subway station in New York is at the North Pole. Falornies goes down there. When he gets home he will find an unpleasant surprise, his wife kissing another man. The tragedy is served.

The modern day Sherlock Holmes

Original title: Sherlock Jr.
Director: Buster Keaton
Genre: Silent Film and Comedy
Duration: 45 minutes
Year: 1924
Country: United States

Synopsis:
Film about the world of cinema. Keaton is a projectionist who dreams of being a detective when, miraculously, he finds himself inside the film he is projecting. There he will try to save his beloved from the clutches of the evil one. One of the most acclaimed works of silent cinema, full of visual gags and with a portentous Buster Keaton.

Piano accompaniment by Gerard Morató