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Film Screening: Anthony Slide’s revised edition of Auction of Souls

September 17, 2014 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Film historian Anthony Slide will present the story of Aurora Mardiganian in his revised edition of the 1918 feature film Auction of Souls. The film is based on a real-life tale of a teenage Armenian girl (Aurora Mardiganian) who was caught up in the 1915 Armenian Genocide. She witnessed the murder of her family and was forced to march over fourteen hundred miles, during which she was kidnapped and sold into the slave markets of Anatolia. Mardiganian escaped to Tiflis (modern Tbilisi, Georgia), then to St. Petersburg, from where she traveled to Oslo and finally, with the help of Near East Relief, to New York. Her story was first published in a book form and then was used as the basis for the film.

Slide’s revised edition of Ravished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian contains an annotated reprint of Mardiganian’s original narrative and, for the first time, the full screenplay. In his introduction, Slide recounts the making of the film and Mardiganian’s life in the United States, involving a cast of characters including Henry Morgenthau, Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Oliver Harriman, and film pioneer William Selig. The introduction also includes original comments by Aurora Mardiganian, whom Slide interviewed before her death.

Anthony Slide is the former film historian of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has published more than seventy books on popular entertainment, and has directed a number of documentaries relating to silent film history.

At the end of the presentation, award winning film Director Eric Nazarian will be holding a conversation with Anthony Slide about the story of Aurora Mardiganian and the film Ravished Armenia.

Library visitors receive 3 hours FREE parking across the street at The Market Place parking structure with validation at the Loan Desk.

Details

Date:
September 17, 2014
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Venue

Glendale Central Library Auditorium
222 E. Harvard St.
Glendale, CA 91205 United States
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Organizer

Glendale Library Arts and Culture
Website:
http://library.ci.glendale.ca.us/FeaturedEvents_EricNazarian_092613.asp