Ep. 125: Restoring Beau Geste • 2025 Pordenone Festival Report • Six Degrees of Charlie Chaplin

About this episode

This episode covers the restoration of the film Beau Geste, a report on the 2025 Pordenone Silent Film Festival, and a discussion on the connections to Charlie Chaplin.

Restoring Beau Geste (1926), with Robert Harris and James Mockoski • 2025 Pordenone Silent Film Festival Report, with Lokke Heiss and Lea Stans • Six Degrees of Charlie Chaplin, with Steve Massa and Uli Ruedel (93:26)

People in this episode

Guests: Robert Harris, James Mockoski, Lokke Heiss, Lea Stans, Steve Massa, Uli Ruedel

Topics covered

• Restoring Beau Geste
• Pordenone Silent Film Festival
• Charlie Chaplin

Keywords

• silent film
• film restoration
• film festival

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Beau Geste

Books & works: Restoring Beau Geste

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