The Living Corpse F. Otsep, 1929, Russia, 82mins, PG

In this unusual love story, adapted from a Tolstoy novel, a husband, conscious of his wife's unhappiness in their marriage, does everything he can to free her from her wedding vows. Unfortunately, the powerful Russian Orthodox church works hard to make any such arrangement impossible, and in the end there is only one way he can bring this annulment about... The film will be accompanied LIVE on the recently tuned Star and Shadow Piano, so excellently made use of at the Christmas "Twinkling the Ivories' Festival.