In this pre-Code gem from the late silent era, The Garden of Eden, a woman flees her pretzel-baking guardians in Vienna to pursue her dreams of becoming an opera singer in Budapest, where she lands a job as a showgirl in a seedy nightclub. After she and her coworker are fired, they travel to the Hotel Eden in Monte Carlo for a whirlwind vacation in this irresistible sex comedy.
Screening with Kipho (Film), a short, modernist, promotional film for the 1925 “Kipho” trade show in Berlin. Through montage and quick splices, the film’s images––shot behind the scenes and including iconic archival clips––abstractly represent the filmmaking process and industry.