STEAMBOAT BILL JR

*LIVE PRESENTATION BY NEIL BRAND

INFO: SAT 25 FEB / LIGHT HOUSE 1 / 14:00 / 100 MINS

DIRECTOR: Charles Reisner

COUNTRY: USA

WRITER: Carl Harbaugh

CAST: Buster Keaton

His knack for storytelling, slapstick and physical comedy made Buster Keaton one of the most beloved artists in the history of cinema. Now the man whose deadpan expression earned him the moniker ‘The Great Stone Face’ comes to the big screen at DIFF. The experience will be brought further to life by festival favourite, composer Neil Brand, who will perform a live score and take audiences through many of Keaton’s most laugh-out-loud gags and death-defying stunts.

Jaw-dropping moments in the film include one of Keaton’s most famous stunts, where a house collapses on him during a storm. DIFF’s family gala offers the perfect way to revisit Keaton’s magic, or to experience it for the first time.