Teuvo Tulio's Lost Masterpieces, London
What? You've never heard of Teuvo Tulio? Where have you been? Clearly not in mid-century Finland, or you'd know all about this unsung, unorthodox auteur. A former silent screen idol, Tulio fashioned an unabashedly melodramatic style behind the camera (his heroes were Cukor, Lubitsch and Von Sternberg), oblivious to his own lack of budget or professionalism. His movies typically mix fallen women, country charmers, ripe rural imagery and social commentary, as shown in the four restored movies here, made between 1938 and 1946, with the series opening with In The Field Of Dreams. His influence can be detected in the works of Fassbinder, Guy Maddin and Aki Kaurism�ki, some of whose films play alongside Tulio's here, plus Cukor's The Women.
ICA, SW1, Fri to 23 Dec
Dreams Of A Life Q&As, London
It's no understatement to describe Carol Morley's forthcoming documentary as one of the most surprising films of the year ? in a good way. For one, it turns the tragically lonely death of a mystery woman into an absorbing, moving piece of detective biography. Having read in the paper how the body of Joyce Vincent was found in her London apartment, three years after her death, Morley set about finding out who she was, and how this could have happened. The other surprise is that the actor recreating this phantom woman is Zawe Ashton, aka Vod from the sitcom Fresh Meat ? albeit unrecognisable. How the two got together, how this extraordinary film came to be, and the many questions it leaves unanswered demand to be heard at these special preview screenings, accompanied by both Morley and Ashton.
Wood Green Cineworld, N22, Wed; HMV Curzon, SW19, Fri; Ritzy, SW2, 17 Dec; Curzon Soho, W1, 18 Dec
Tribute To Georges M�li�s, London
Martin Scorsese's new family epic Hugo pays loving homage to M�li�s' pioneering experiments in early cinema, but he's not the only one. This mini season is spearheaded by a restored version of M�li�s' best-known work: 1902's A Trip To The Moon ? in colour! The Avatar of its day, M�li�s's original sci-fi movie has not just been restored ? every hand-painted frame of it ? but also given a new soundtrack, courtesy of Air, who will explain in the post-screening Q&A why they went on to make a whole album about the 14-minute film. It doesn't stop there. Scissor Sisters collaborator John Garden performs live soundtracks to more M�li�s works in a "cine-concert" on Wednesday.
Cin� Lumi�re, SW7, Mon & Wed
Debbie Reynolds In Conversation, London
Anecdotes about Singin' In The Rain alone could fill an evening, but Reynolds has a lifetime of performance to draw on for this, the highlight of the BFI's current tribute to MGM musicals. She's also conquered the stage, the music charts (she had a huge hit with Tammy), and TV (from her eponymous 60s show to, er, Will And Grace). Throw in the fact that she's Princess Leia's mum, had a husband stolen by Liz Taylor and recently sold her collection of movie memorabilia, and there's plenty to talk about. If you can't get a ticket, there's always next Sunday's study of campness in musicals, Oklahomo!
BFI Southbank, SE1, Wed
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/dec/10/this-weeks-new-film-events
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