#Eye Filmmuseum

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I Laugh Because I Know They Can't Kill Me, Lecture by Mohanad Yaqubi, May 14, 2024, (video), on the occasion of Songs and Scenes from Palestine, Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, May 10-24, 2024

The title of the lecture comes from Martin Carter's Letter 1, in Poems of Resistance, University of Guyana, Georgetown, 1964 (first published as Poems of Resistance from British Guiana, Lawrence and Wishart, London, 1954), then also in Poems of Succession, New Beacon Books, London and Port of Spain, 1977, p. 44

(image: still from Revolution Until Victory a.k.a. We Are the Palestinian People, (52 min, B&W, 16 mm), Directed by Newsreel. Palestine Film Institute. Palestine Film Index)

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a sandwich. a dream. an eye.

draw me like your psychoanalysis girls.

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Stenographer Troubles (1913)  

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Archive: EYE Filmmuseum (Netherlands)

Director: Frederick A. Thomson

Performer(s): John Bunny, Florence Turner, Flora Finch, Lillian Walker, Clara Kimball Young, Norma Talmadge

Languages: Dutch intertitles

Music: None

Runtime: 14 min.

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Feed me. Cheat me. Eat me.

This fall the exibition Feed me. Cheat me. Eat me. by fabulous artist and filmmaker Janis Rafa will open at Eye. Expect tail wagging and seductive gloominess. I am co-curating the show and curating the public program. You are cordially invited to the opening on October 14! 🐾

→ Janis Rafa – Feed me. Cheat me. Eat me.

Janis Rafa, Lacerate (2020), still.

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I just finished watching all (currently) 606 videos in Eye Filmmuseum's Bits and Pieces collection, which collects high quality 1-4 minute fragments of silent films and newsreels from between approximately 1900-1940, many of which no longer exist in a complete form.

Because I want more people to know about this, I compiled 66 of my favorites from the collection here. These include improbable contraptions, early animation, and many short clips of people from the 1910s goofing off.

If you're interested in the full collection, it can be found here. I highly recommend it; the bursts of imagery give a really interesting glimpse into life in the early 1900s

[pamelaaminou]

From Concrete to Culture : The Eye Film museum

In the realm of world-renowned landmarks and cultural icons, my fascination is not drawn to delectable foods or towering structures alone. For me, the allure of a destination lies in its architecture, and when thoughts of Amsterdam arise, it’s the Eye Filmmuseum that captures my imagination. Nestled along the enchanting landscape of Amsterdam, the Eye Filmmuseum stands not just as a film archive…

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Gabrielle Réjane by Truus, Bob & Jan too! Via Flickr: French postcard by S.I.P., no. 1985 Photo: Reutlinger, Paris. Gabrielle Réjane (1856-1920) was a successful French stage actress and early silent film actress. She is most famous for her role as Catherine in Sardou's play Madame Sans-Gêne (1893), which she filmed twice. Gabrielle Réjane was born as Gabrielle-Charlotte Reju in 1856 in Paris. She was the daughter of an actor. She became a pupil of Régnier at the Conservatoire and took the second prize for comedy in 1874. Her debut was the next year, during which she played several light—especially soubrette—parts. Her first great success was in Henri Meilhac's 'Ma camarade' (1883), in which she expressed her emotional sympathy to gain great audience appeal. She soon became known as an emotional actress of rare gifts, notably in 'Décor', 'Germinie Lacerteux', 'Ma cousine', 'Amoureuse' and 'Lysistrata'. In 1892 a pregnant Rejane married Paul Porel, the director of the Théâtre du Vaudeville, but the marriage dissolved in 1905. Their only child was a daughter, Germaine. In 1893, she appeared in Paris, and soon thereafter in London and New York, in her most famous role as Catherine in Victorien Sardou's 'Madame Sans-Gêne'. Her performances in the play made her as well known in England and the United States as in Paris, and later, she appeared in characteristic parts in both countries, being particularly successful in 'Zaza' and 'La Passerelle'. In 1906, she opened the Théâtre Réjane, where she continued to act as well as manage the theatre. Along with Sarah Bernhardt, she served as the model for the character of the actress Berma in Marcel Proust's novel 'A la Recherche du Temps Perdu' (In Search of Lost Time). The French vivacity and animated expression that was Réjane's trademark made her unrivalled in the parts which she had made her own. She appeared in several short films during the early years of cinema, including an experimental 1908 sound film for Gaumont. Gabrielle Réjane made two short and silent film adaptations of the play 'Madame Sans-Gêne', Madame Sans-Gêne (Clément Mautice, 1900) and Madame Sans-Gêne (André Calmettes, Henri Desfontaines, 1911). Her other films included Britannicus (André Calmettes, 1908) with Jean Mounet-Sully, the propaganda film Alsace (Henri Pouctal, 1916), and Miarka, la fille à l'ourse / Gypsy Passion (Louis Mercanton, 1920) starring Desdemona Mazza and Ivor Novello. In Alsace, a film that luckily still survives, Gabrielle Réjane reprised the role that Gaston Leroux had written for her as a stage play, with which she had been very successful in early 1913 at her own theatre. Two families, one French and one German, rival each other in the contested province of the Alsace. The French son (Albert Dieudonné) falls in love with the daughter of the Germans, Marguerite (Francesca Flory), but his mother (Réjane) tries to prevent the marriage plans. When he falls ill, she gives in. When war breaks out, he must choose between his German fiancee and his French mother. Both women are fanatics and plotters, the man instead is weak. He is beaten up by a German mob and dies in his mother's arms. When the film premiered at the Paris Gaumont-Palace, it was a massive success, especially for the final image of Réjane posing as the Marseillaise on the tomb of her son. Réjane was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor three months before her death. Gabrielle Réjane died in Paris in 1920 and was buried there in the Cimetière de Passy. The tinted version of Alsace was found and restored by the Dutch EYE Filmmuseum, containing English intertitles. You can watch the full film on European Film Gateway. Sources: Find A Grave, Wikipedia and IMDb. And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.

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April 18, 2024: Queen Letizia and Queen Máxima visited the Royal Tuschinski Theatre, where they attended a discussion on the ten years of the Spanish Film Festival of Amsterdam ASFF.

The director of the film, that had previously been screened, “CampeoneX”, Javier Fesser, the director of the ASFF Mercedes Martinez Abarca, the director of Filmfonds (Dutch entity that supports cinema), Sandra Den Hamer, director of Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst and the head of Filmeducatie -Eye Filmmuseum-, Margreet Cornelius, participated.

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Extended Reality in Eye: Who Are You? - Eye Filmmuseum

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An Adventurous Automobile Trip (1905) Georges Méliès

An Adventurous Automobile Trip (French original title: Le Raid Paris-Monte Carlo en deux heures) is a film by Georges Méliès made in collaboration with Victor De Cottens and the artists of Les Folies Bergère ; it is film number 740-749 in the Star Film catalog .

Described by Méliès himself, as a “fantastic and tightrope walking automobile adventure,” this film mocks the Belgian ruler Leopold II and his insane passion for racing cars, making him the protagonist of a reckless journey from Paris to the French Riviera:

The premiere of the film took place at the Follies Bergère on December 31, 1904, but the film was not released in theaters until six months later, in 1905, in an adapted version.

Victor De Cottens, a theatrical author and director and at the time director of the Follies Bergére, had approached Méliès with the intention of creating a new form of entertainment that would combine cinema and theater. The result was this film, whose first and last scenes were performed live in the theater, while the rest of the film projected on that same stage. In that form An Adventurous Automobile Trip remained on the program at the Folies Bergère throughout the first half of 1905, after which Méliès was able to reissue it as a stand-alone film and distribute it in theaters.

The cast includes some of the hottest performers of the famous Parisian theater: English singer Harry Fragson, then at the height of his fame who plays King Leopold II, and Louis Maurel who is instead the engineer Manzetti ( the name was added by us as a tribute to Innocenzo Manzetti, inventor of the first steam-powered automobile), in the departure scene we can also recognize little Little Pich and Antonich, known as the Giant Swede, there are also Félix Galipaux , Jane Yvon, Séverin Cafferra and De Cottens himself .

Georges Méliès plays the countryman (04:01 ) run over by the speeding car and the burly Dijon customs officer, in the same scene also appears Fernande Albany ( 05:20 ), whom we have already seen in The Impossible Voyage (1904), and whom we will also find again in The Conquest of the Pole

The scene of the tar cement mixer ( 07:21 ) refers to the experiments of Swiss doctor Ernest Guglielminetti who, urged on by Prince Albert I tired of too much dust rising from the dirt roads, had the idea of using tar, a waste product of local gas production, to cover those streets destined for the increasingly frequent passage of cars.

The success of Guglielminetti 's experiments would lead to the birth of the Principality's famous automobile competition in 1911 and earn the Swiss doctor the nickname “Docteur Goudron” (Doctor Tar).

An Adventurous Automobile Trip was released both in black and white and in the colorized version that you can see on Eye Filmmuseum:

The film also had a wide circulation in the United States and represented for Méliès one of the greatest successes up to that time, he himself recalls that the film critic John Frazer had praised the film comparing it to the comedies of Mack Sennett.

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Man With a Movie Camera – With the Original Score

This is a guest post for Silent London by film historian Richard Bossons about the reconstruction of the original score for Man With a Movie Camera. The new Eye Filmmuseum print of the film will screen at the Rainy Days contemporary music festival at the Philharmonie in Luxembourg on 23 November with an ensemble from the Luxembourg Philharmonic conducted by Leo Geyer, playing this reconstructed…

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Casting out a fishing line along the canal walk at Eye Filmmuseum. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2022. • #amsterdam #iamsterdam #canal #water #reflection #walkway #fishing #silouette #people • #netherlands #dutch #holland #europe #visitholland #exploreholland #travelholland #thecreative #aroundtheworldpix #ig_masterpiece #theprettycities #flashesofdelight #travelog #wandering #alwaysexploring #travel #fujifeed #fujifilm_global #myfujifilm #fujixclub #fujiframez

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FILMHUIZEN 2024

Bij deze mijn meest bezochte filmhuizen in 2024. Het staat niet gelijk aan mijn favoriete filmhuizen. In 2025 wil ik graag vaker naar FC Hyena of Eye Filmmuseum, ik wil vaker de pont op. Ook wil ik Studio K eindelijk eens gaan proberen!!!

Hier even mijn mening over deze filmhuizen: Rialto de Pijp = perfect, goede locatie, mooi, fijn, zou graag eens naar de pizza-avond gaan. Filmhallen = ik vind de Filmhallen helemaal niet zo chill maar lijken daar toch altijd de juiste films op de goede tijden te spelen. Lab111 = heel erg leuk dit en leuk om in dat cafe te zitten moet ik vaker doen!!! Kriterion = ik vind deze locatie dus helemaal niet chill dus moet er toevallig in de buurt zijn, café vind ik leuk maar verder weet niet, niet per sé mijn ding Eye Filmmuseum = m'n skatje, als ik een gebouw was was ik het Eye Filmmuseum zei ik altijd Cinecenter = vroeger was Cinecenter mijn baby dus ik wil vaker weer naar haar toe!!!! Lekkere locatie en voelt zo lekker lowkey in 'n soort bunker FC Hyena = zo leuk in combi met eten daar!!! Echt helemaal een speciale avond dan De Uitkijk = super leuke locatie en leuk deze voor oude klassiekers, 1 zaal filmhuis altijd cool Het Ketelhuis = beetje zelfde als Kriterion, kom eigenlijk nooit in die buurt en vind niet per se waard om daar helemaal naartoe te fietsen, wel chill filmhuis verder

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Bunk Amsterdam Noord: Jouw plek in het hart van de stad

Amsterdam Noord is een van de meest dynamische buurten van de stad, vol met cultuur en leven. In deze opkomende wijk ontdekte ik Bunk hotel Amsterdam Noord, een unieke plek waar geschiedenis en modern comfort naadloos samenkomen. Zodra je binnenstapt, word je begroet door een mix van creativiteit en energie, die de bijzondere sfeer van de locatie perfect weergeeft. Bunk is niet zomaar een hotel; het is een ontmoetingsplek voor reizigers, locals, en creatievelingen.

Waarom je voor Bunk Amsterdam Noord zou moeten kiezen

Perfecte locatie: Bunk is gevestigd in een prachtig getransformeerde kerk die met zorg is omgebouwd tot een moderne hotspot. Met de gratis pont sta je binnen een paar minuten in het bruisende centrum van Amsterdam, waar je de iconische grachten en talloze musea kunt verkennen. Maar Amsterdam Noord zelf heeft ook veel te bieden, zoals het beroemde filmmuseum EYE, de trendy A’DAM Toren, en de artistieke NDSM-werf.

Verblijf naar wens: Of je nu kiest voor een knusse privé kamer of een stijlvolle pod, Bunk biedt voor ieder wat wils. Elke ruimte is slim ontworpen, met comfortabele bedden, efficiënt gebruik van ruimte, en een rustgevende inrichting die je meteen op je gemak stelt. Het hotel biedt de perfecte balans tussen privacy en de mogelijkheid om te socializen met andere gasten.

Smaakvol eten: Het restaurant van Bunk is een culinaire ontdekkingsreis op zich. Hier kun je genieten van een mix van internationale gerechten, allemaal bereid met verse, lokale ingrediënten. Of je nu komt voor ontbijt, lunch, diner of een gezellige borrel, je zult versteld staan van de heerlijke smaken. Je kunt je maaltijd nuttigen op het gezellige terras of binnen in de warme, uitnodigende ambiance van het restaurant.

Culturele hotspot: Wat Bunk echt onderscheidt, is de nadruk op kunst en cultuur. Het hotel organiseert regelmatig evenementen zoals live muziekoptredens, kunstexposities, filmavonden, en creatieve workshops. Deze activiteiten trekken zowel lokale bewoners als hotelgasten aan, wat zorgt voor een unieke, inclusieve sfeer.

Ontdek Amsterdam Noord

Amsterdam Noord is een gebied in opkomst en een van de meest boeiende delen van de stad. Het is een plek vol contrasten, waar industrieel erfgoed en moderne architectuur hand in hand gaan. Huur een fiets en verken de verborgen schatten van de buurt, van intieme galerieën en boetieks tot uitgestrekte parken en gezellige koffiebars. Maak een wandeling langs het Noordzeekanaal en geniet van het uitzicht op het water en de schepen die voorbij varen.

Aan het einde van de dag kun je ontspannen in een van de sfeervolle bars in de buurt, waar je het échte Amsterdamse leven kunt ervaren. Bunk is de perfecte uitvalsbasis om alles wat Amsterdam Noord en de rest van de stad te bieden heeft, te ontdekken.

Als je op zoek bent naar een plek die meer biedt dan alleen een bed om in te slapen, dan is Bunk hotel Amsterdam Noord absoluut de moeite waard. Voor meer informatie, bezoek hun website: https://wearebunk.com/amsterdam/nl/