A 1920s French silent film with live music by pianist Jonny Best.
A young woman comes to Paris to work at her uncle’s haberdashery shop only to find that the family business is being crushed by the huge department store opposite. Adapted from Emile Zola’s novel, Au Bonheur des Dames is both a stunning evocation of late-1920s Parisian style and a comment on the consumerism of the age. With gliding camerawork and beautiful Paris settings, Julien Duvivier’s elegiac film was shot in the Autumn of 1929, just as the silent film era was being replaced by the talkies.
Seating for this show will be unallocated in the Carole Nash Hall. If you have any access requirements, please do let us know at boxoffice@stollerhall.com or on 0333 130 0967 (lines open Tuesday – Thursday 1.30pm – 4pm). You can find out more about access in our building here.
