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Verdun, visions d'Histoire (Verdun, visions of History) 1928 is an epic silent film that recreates the 1916 Battle of Verdun, the longest and most devastating battle between France and Germany during World War One. Conceived as a pacifist statement to mark the tenth anniversary of Armistice Day, Léon Poirier's film used soldiers and regiments based in the northern French city to realistically depict the horrors of the battlefield. This special screening of the 2006 restoration by La Cinémathèque de Toulouse will be presented with live piano accompaniment by acclaimed international composer and pianist Hakim Bentchouala- Golobitch. It is the first in a series of commemorative exhibitions and screenings at QAGOMA marking the 100th anniversary of World War One.

This screening is presented in collaboration with Alliance française de Brisbane and with the generous assistance of the Embassy of France in Australia.