In Thursday’s (12/9) Sacramento Bee, Carla Meyer writes, “The Sacramento French Film Festival and Sacramento Philharmonic will team up next month at the Crest Theatre for two programs of classic silent film and classical music. On Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, the Philharmonic, conducted by French composer Raymond Allesandrini, will accompany showings of the 1928 silent slapstick comedy ‘Un Chapeau de Paille d’Italie (‘The Italian Straw Hat’). The Crest appearances will mark the American debut of Allesandrini’s original score for the film, said Cecile Mouette Downs, executive director of the French Film Festival. The joint venture was funded partly through a grant from the Sacramento Region Community Foundation. ‘With the (troubled) economy, arts organizations need to find inventive ways’ to introduce fresh ideas, Downs said. ‘Collaborating is a great way to do that.’ ”
Posted December 10, 2010
