Les Vampires (1915)

[Johann]

I went up to Mr. O'Meara after the screening to ask him how his hands were feeling after Saturday night.
He said: You were here for the whole series! I can't believe it! I said "Yes, why see only one part?"
I asked him if he knew saturday night was going to be 4 hours and he said no: nobody told me!
I was like, "What?!"

He said: But it's Ok, I also played the piano for the Nuit Blanche screening in 2007 and that was 7 hours straight! The whole film!
I couldn't believe it. I told him that if they ever do a deluxe DVD release that they should tap him to do the score.
His piano playing was superb.
Really tremendous.
He said he practises to DVD copies of silent films that the cinematheque wants him to play for. He's a class act, man.
He was very friendly and the immediacy he added to the screenings was immense. To have a live piano soundtrack (which I sat quite close to) adds so much to the experience.
You are immersed in the film that way.
Loved it.
What an amazing cinema experience.
The crowd was considerably smaller than Friday and Saturday- literally less than half capacity. But that's not surprising.
After Saturday, some people might've sworn off silents forever!