
Charlie Chaplin's THE KID with Live piano accompaniment
Bexhill Film Club presents another evening of fun, nostalgia and sophistication
Presented by: Mike Hatchard Music0 | BEXHILL: Museum (info) |
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P | Wednesday 6th August, 2025 |
N | Door time: 6:30pm Start time: 7:00pm |
. | All ages |
C | Film |
Event information
This is the fourth film in a series of silent movies with live piano accompaniment. It's the live music that makes that difference - watch a silent movie with no music at all and it's a surprisingly drab affair.
Mike Hatchard has a passion to restore the art of movie accompaniment, a profession that was lost almost entirely with the advent of the 'talkies'. A fascinating art that requires improvisatory skills and razor sharp reaction and which, in the hands of the right practictioner, always evokes a rapturous reception. Mike is not a purist - his music draws on more contemporary sources to produce scores that modern audiences can relate to easily rather than relying on twenties pastiche.