Philip Carli is one of the world’s leading silent film accompanists, and this is his library of films, books, records and other oddments from the silent film era. Subscribe for members-only content and to see a new silent film every month with accompaniment improvised live on the spot by one of the best.
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Miss Lulu Bett with live piano by Philip Carli
This is a favorite film of mine, and one for which Dr. Carli’s accompaniment style is particularly perfect. Lulu Bett, the title character, is a downtrodden “poor relation” whose unpaid work sustains her extended family, until an unexpected relationship shows
The Queen of Spades with live piano by Philip Carli
Once again we have a literary adaptation, this time of Pushkin’s novella, The Queen of Spades. His ghost story is so compelling that it was also chosen by Tchaikovsky for his opera of the same name (also known by its
The Informer with live piano by Philip Carli
The Informer of 1929 is a perfect example of disruptive technology; it exists both as an elegant precursor of film noir, the last flowering of silent film, and as a clunky part talkie with dubbed voices and grandiose sound track.