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The Penalty with Live Musical Score by Graeme Stephen

A silent-era classic brought to life by a genre-blending musical genius.

7:00pm ‐ 9:30pm
Bellfield Brewery Taproom
46 Stanley Place, EDINBURGH, EH7 5TB

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Graeme's score for The Penalty premiered at HippFest Silent Film Festival in March 2018. Gaining a five star review from The Scotsman.

About the film

The great American actor Lon Chaney demonstrates his unparalleled flair for on-screen transformation with his macabre characterisation of ‘Blizzard’ – a tortured, criminal mastermind. A young boy has both his legs needlessly amputated by an inexperienced surgeon and grows up to become “master of the underworld”, driven to terrible deeds by his passion for sadistic revenge.

The film is considered Chaney’s break-out role, cementing his reputation as master of the gruesome and grotesque, ahead of his defining performance as the Hunchback of Notre Dame. The actor famously refused the use of trick camera angles to simulate his ‘deformity’, forcing his legs into leather stumps in a tightly bent position that was so painful he could only wear them for ten minutes at a time. The effect is astounding, as is Chaney’s nimble manoeuvring across the set of ropes, ladders and poles showing a technical ability that makes his character utterly believable.

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Bellfield Brewery Taproom, 46 Stanley Place, EDINBURGH, EH7 5TB

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