Screening
Cinema Rediscovered | The Open Road (1926) With Live Music
1 Aug 2021
Regular hours
- Sun, 01 Aug
- 15:30 – 17:00
Cost of entry
£5 - £8.50
Address
- 16 Narrow Quay
- Bristol, BS1 4QA
- Bristol
England - BS1 4QA
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Most city centre bus services stop within walking distance of Arnolfini. The nearest stops are at The Centre and Queen Square.
- Arnolfini is a 15 minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads railway station. A taxi rank can be found outside the station.
Event map
In the summer of 1924 pioneer cinematographer Claude Friese-Greene set out from Cornwall with the aim of recording life on the road between Land’s End and John O’Groats with a unique colour film technique.
About
In the summer of 1924 pioneer cinematographer Claude Friese-Greene set out from Cornwall with the aim of recording life on the road across the South West with a unique colour film technique. The 26 short episodes combine to form a ground breaking social document of life in Britain between the wars. This screening is part of Bristol Ideas’ #BristolFilm2021 in collaboration with South West Silents as part of Cinema Rediscovered 2021.
