The Kiss by Jacques Feyder (1929)

Irene is unhappily married to an older businessman, but very much in love with a handsome young lawyer. He doesn’t want to add to her unhappiness by ruining her marriage; she is terrified of her husband’s jealousy and anger. They decide to stop seeing each other, and she bides her time with Pierre, a young friend of the family who walks their dogs and is in puppy love with Irene. When Pierre is about to leave for college, he begs her for a goodbye kiss. She agrees, and who should walk in while it is happening, but her ailing and financially distraught husband…

Original music: Leonidas Kanaris

Maria Katsoura (soprano), Stella Tsani (violin), Ilias Sdoukos (viola), Christophoros Mirosnikov (cello), Dionisis Mallouxos (piano)

Direction: Jacques Feyder

Screenplay: George M. Saville, Hanns Krally

Starring: Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel, Anders Randolf

Leonidas Kanaris is one of the important Greek composers of his generation, having won nine awards and distinctions. He has written 63 compositions to date, including works for various solo instruments and chamber music ensembles, string and symphonic orchestra, concertos, one symphonic cantata, cycles of songs, vocal compositions, choral music, musical narrations, electronic music, theatre and movie music. His compositions are often performed in Greece and other countries by various well-known artists, ensembles and orchestras, commonly receiving good reviews.Several of these works have been published by Papagrigoriou – Nakas, Contemporary Music, etc and have been recorded on cd by Subways, Musica Viva, etc, included his personal cd, One night when.His artistic endeavors, as a composer and guitarist, include many concerts in Greece and abroad (UK, USA, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Poland, Finland, Egypt, Denmark, Ukraine, Albania, Cyprus, Russia, Ethiopia, Germany, etc.). His main tutors were: Theodore Antoniou (Composition Diploma – Hellenic Conservatory). Thomas Simaku (PhD in Music – Composition at the University of York, U.K.). Costas Cotsiolis (guitar diploma at the Athens Conservatory). Joseph Urshalmi (post-graduate studies at the Rubin Academy of Jerusalem). He is a member of the Greek Composers Union. He was the director of the Polytonon magazine and the president of the Hellenic Music Company. He is music professor in various music schools and the director of the Municipal Conservatory of Ilioupolis.

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The Michael Cacoyannis Foundation is organizing the 7th Silent Film Festival, entitled Love and Eroticism in Silent Film from Wednesday 22 June until Friday 1st July 2016, at 21:30, with the artistic direction of Alexandros Mouzas.

Alexandros Mouzas says about the 7th Silent Film Festival: The eroticism of silent film is subconscious, allusive, disguised, and is supported by the irresistible charm of the leading ladies or the enchanting gaze of the men. There is a constant battle between that which is proper and acceptable and that which is not, between censorship and social acceptance. This years festival attempts to map the erotic element as it was evident in these great films by great creators, in different genres, from comedy to drama to adventure and exotic tales. Accompanied by original musical compositions which will be performed live during the screenings, another dimension and stimulus is offered to the audience in order to enhance the atmosphere of the times.

In cooperation with the STUDIO Parallilo Kykloma and Christos Papadimitriou.

^Information:

^{Wednesday 22nd June until Friday 1st July 2016, at 21:30}

^{7th Silent Film Festival, 2016}

^{LOVE & EROTISM}

^{Love and Eroticism in Silent Film}

^{With live music accompaniment}

^{Artistic Direction: Alexandros Mouzas}

^{Michael Cacoyannis Foundation}

^{Hall: Cinema}

^{Free Entrance}

^{Seats must be reserved: Tel: 210 34.18.579, Mon-Fri 11.00-14.00}