Philippe Caubère and Sébastien Damiani: Artistic Duo at Sound of Silent Festival’s Screening of Verdun Vision d’Histoire in Chartres

Pianist Sébastien Damiani and actor Philippe Caubère formed an artistic duo, this Saturday June 3, 2023, at the Les Enfants du Paradis cinema in Chartres, during the screening of Verdun, visions d’histoires (1928, 2 h 31), of Leon Poirier.

They were about sixty to come to watch this landmark film on the First World War, revisited and restored. An event proposed as part of the international silent film festival, Sound of silent.

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Philippe Caubère, known to the general public for his roles in the film adaptations of The glory of my father et My Mother’s Castlestood behind a desk.

“A crazy bet without continuation”

His friend, musician at the piano, for a session of more than two and forty hours.

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In the preamble, the director of the festival, Laurent Chollet, addressed the spectators:

“The festival, made up of four film-concert events, with four totally different proposals, whether on the musical and cinematographic aspect, is ending. It was a crazy, disproportionate, improbable artistic project. A crazy bet with no follow-up. “

To see, this Sunday, June 4, 2023,
for the last day of the festival

Theater

The performance. Revealed at the theater in 1993 with Les Enfants du silence, which won her a Molière, Emmanuelle Laborit returns with a new play, The performance, which she will play, in duet with the musician Ramesh Meyyappan at the Off de Chartres. A great moment when the two actors find themselves immersed as in a film of yesteryear. At 3 p.m. at Off de Chartres. €27 and €30. 02.37.23.42.53.

Concert

Jean-Francois Zygel. He already came to Chartres in 2015 to accompany Nosferatu. The famous pianist returns as part of Sound of silent to perform the closing concert. He will improvise on the French film La Femme et le pantin. Meeting with the public at 2 p.m. at the cinema. FREE ENTRANCE. Closing concert at 9 p.m. at the cinema. €20.

Thierry Delaunay