Legendary ballet dancer Anna Pavlova was at the height of her fame when she teamed up with director Lois Weber to make The Dumb Girl of Portici. Pavlova choreographed, produced, and starred in this historical epic, Universal’s most expensive production to date and the first blockbuster ever directed by a woman. Set in mid-17th-century Spanish-occupied Naples, Pavlova’s mute fisher-girl sparks a revolution.
Underwritten by Leather Gloves by Fratelli Orsini
Introduced by Shelley Stamp
Musical accompaniment by Donald Sosin and Frank Bockius
Copresented by Bay Area Women in Film & Media and the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Restoration by the Library of Congress
Children under the age of 10 are admitted free.