Running Time: 1 hr 32 mins

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Don’t miss this chance to see Hitchcock's silent chiller with a live score from the Meg Morley Trio.

The Lodger, subtitled 'A Story of the London Fog', Hitchcock's Ripper-inspired thriller is a wonderful evocation of the capital at its murkiest. This very special presentation of The Lodger is accompanied by a suitably tense, atmospheric score by festival favourites the Meg Morley Trio. 

The trio - with Richard Sadler (double bass) and Emiliano Caroselli (drums) - formed in early 2017 and released their debut album only a few months later. The album, comprised of Morley's original compositions, displays the players' mixed musical backgrounds and their affinity through interplay. This affinity shines through in their scores and performances with silent films: producing a variegated cinematic sound world full of energy, empathy and fun. 

This film will also be presented with a short introductory talk by Julian Upton. Julian Upton is the author of Fallen Stars (2004) and Shocking and Sensational: The Stories Behind True Crime and Scandal Books (2018). He is also the editor of Offbeat (2012), which delves into British cinema’s “curiosities, obscurities and forgotten gems” from the 1950s to the 1980s. (A second edition of Offbeat is due out this year.) He has an MA in Film History from Birkbeck, University of London.