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Love

Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Dryden Theatre
Still from Love (1927)

Love (1927)

(Edmund Goulding, US 1927, 82 min., 35mm)

John Gilbert (the clear analog for Brad Pitt’s Jack Conrad in Babylon) and Greta Garbo tackle Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina for MGM. Trapped in a cruel and loveless marriage to Alexei (Brandon Hurst), Anna (Garbo) risks it all for a chance at true love with dashing cavalry officer Vronsky (Gilbert). Their affair scandalizes the social circles of the St. Petersburg elite, which forces the young lovers to flee to Italy in search of happiness. Produced with both a happy Hollywood ending and another truer to the source material, this film preservation provides both for comparison.

Live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli.

Event Details

Dryden Theatre
$7 members
$11 nonmembers
$5 students with ID

$5 17 and under

Advance tickets encouraged.

Tickets no longer for sale

About This Series

Before Babylon

The 2022 film Babylon posits a silent film industry overrun by hedonists and malcontents. While this is far from the truth, many of the characters in the film had real-life analogs or inspirations. In the first part of our Silent Tuesdays — Spring Edition series, we look at films from some of these inspirations, including directors, actors, and actresses.

Silent Tuesdays

Silent films are good for any time of year, and with an accompanist like Philip Carli on hand, the experience of seeing a silent film on the big screen couldn’t be better.

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