FOOLISH WIVES

Showings

Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Tue, Jul 16 7:00 PM

Description

Anything But Silent
FOOLISH WIVES
Tuesday, July 16th at 7 PM
With live accompaniment by Ben Model
$18 Public | $12 Members

Erich von Stroheim both starred and directed this thrilling silent drama about seduction and extortion. Con artist Karamzin (von Stroheim) masquerades as Russian nobility and lives off the money he scams from rich ladies who are attracted by his charms and his title. Having set up shop in Monte Carlo, he and his partners in crime pick their next target: the wife of an American diplomat (Miss DuPont). Advertised as the “first million-dollar movie”, it was the most expensive film ever produced upon its release. (1922, 143 mins)