Whatever your preconceptions about silent cinema, Maximo Park at the Star and Shadow Cinema ought to blow them right out of the water.

The film, made in the great late era of silent film, is an unapologetically emotional rollercoaster of a story in which a man scarred in punishment as a child with a permanent smile tries to deal with the rough hand life has dealt him.

Maximo Park play music they’ve composed specially for this event as you’ve never heard them before: instrumental, experimental and giving full reign to their dense synthetic instincts. We have the best available 35mm copy of this film from the Cinetecca film archive in Bologna. we'll be showing it at 22fps with proper silent apeture. As Paul Leni Intended basically… …except with rock and roll music).

tickets £8/£10

This event has had to be postponed because of very sad circumstances. The Band, The Cinema and Northern Lights Film Festival are determined to make it happen as soon as possible. Sorry and thanks for your understanding.