UW Cinematheque - New Restorations
Shoes - Manohla Dargis in Person! | USA | 1916 | DCP | 60 min. Director: Lois Weber
Event Details
Date
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Mary MacLaren, Harry Griffith, Mattie Witting
In director Weber’s hard-edged portrait of urban poverty, MacLaren plays Eva Meyer, a shop girl whose meager earnings support her family. Surrounded by merchandise in the store where she works, Eva longs for one potent symbol of escape – a new pair of shoes. Newly restored and featuring a new score by Donald Sosin and Mimi Rabson, Shoes will be introduced by New York Times film critic Manohla Dargis.
In director Weber’s hard-edged portrait of urban poverty, MacLaren plays Eva Meyer, a shop girl whose meager earnings support her family. Surrounded by merchandise in the store where she works, Eva longs for one potent symbol of escape – a new pair of shoes. Newly restored and featuring a new score by Donald Sosin and Mimi Rabson, Shoes will be introduced by New York Times film critic Manohla Dargis.
Cost
Free
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