Films

Film Screening: The Toll of the Sea

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  • Time: 7:30 PM – 9 PM
  • Location: Smidt Welcome Plaza
  • Price: Free, RSVP required
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Learn about the 1922 silent film The Toll of the Sea at a screening featuring live piano accompaniment by Cliff Retallick, presented alongside the exhibition Fashioning Chinese Women. Vibrant costuming plays a significant role in this film starring Anna May Wong, an adaptation of Madame Butterfly that is one of the earliest surviving US features to use the two-color Technicolor process.

The program begins at 7:30 pm with UCLA Film & Television Archive's head of preservation Jillian Borders providing insight into the restoration process of this piece of film history. Beforehand, visitors are also encouraged to see the exhibition Fashioning Chinese Women, which closes at 7 pm (museum admission is required).

Co-presented with UCLA Film & Television Archive.

This program is part of Third Weekends at LACMA, a monthly line-up of free and ticketed programs inspired by our collection and special exhibitions.

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Image courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive
Image courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive