No Place Like Home Red Balloon + Phantom of the Opera silent film with live organ accompaniment by Peter Krasinsinski
Fri, Oct 24
|Church of Christ at Dartmouth
Silent movie double feature! The beloved children's short film, followed by the horror classic starring Lon Chaney, both with live organ accompaniment.
Time & Location
Oct 24, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:10 PM
Church of Christ at Dartmouth, 40 College St, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
About the event
The Red Balloon at 7 pm
Rarely has the spirit of childhood been evoked as exquisitely as in this Academy Award-winning cinematic fable, a fantasy with the texture of reality. On the streets of 1950s Paris, a young boy is launched on a miraculous adventure when he's playfully pursued by a shiny red balloon that seems to have a mind of its own. D: Albert Lamorisse, France, 1956, 34m
The Phantom of the Opera at 7:45 pm
A forerunner of the American horror film, and one of the most lavish productions of the silent cinema era, this mesmerizing blend of romance and mystery stars Lon Chaney in the title role. Making his home in the Paris Opera House, the Phantom falls for the ingénue Christine Daae, embarking on a campaign of murder and mayhem in an attempt to make her a star. The film remains most famous for Chaney's ghastly,…