Tuesday, February 6, 2024, 7:30 p.m., Dryden Theatre
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Champagne (1928)
(Alfred Hitchcock, UK 1928, 86 min., DCP)
Feigning bankruptcy, a wealthy champagne magnate tries to teach his impetuous flapper daughter a lesson, forcing her into a working-class life. Starring the energetic and effervescent Betty Balfour, Hitchcock’s screwball-melodramatic-comedy about the foibles of the wealthy contains many exciting experimentations, including a shot filmed through a glass of champagne and cinema’s first ever freeze-frame.
Live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli.