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Vintage French Film Revived with Electrifying Live Music in Chandigarh
27 Oct
Summary
- Century-old French silent film "The Crazy Ray" screened with live performance
- Celebrated French drummer Stéphane Scharlé's self-invented instrument breathes new life
- Collaboration between Alliance Française de Chandigarh and Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi
In September 2025, a unique cultural event unfolded in Chandigarh, India, as a century-old French silent film came alive through a captivating cine-concert. The film in question was "The Crazy Ray," a 1924 science fiction masterpiece directed by René Clair, one of the earliest examples of the genre in French cinema.
The screening of this restored 4K print was accompanied by a live performance by Stéphane Scharlé, a celebrated French drummer, composer, and founder of the jazz collective. Scharlé's self-invented instrument, blending percussion, loops, and electronic textures, breathed new life into the haunting charm of the original film, adding a fresh contemporary pulse.
