50th IFFI to pay tribute to silent film viewing

50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be paying tribute to lost form of silent film viewing in a specially curated section where three movies by master filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock, Sergei M Eisenstein and GW Pabst will be screened.  films are "Battleship Potemkin" by Russian pioneer of mont editing Eisenstein, "Pandora's Box" by German expressionist master Pabst and Hitchcock's "Blackmail".

Celebrated British pianist Jonathan Lindsay will be performing live during screening of movies at IFFI. movie extravaganza will witness around 200 best films from 76 countries, 26 feature films and 15 n feature films in Indian parama section and more than 10,000 people and film lovers are expected to participate in golden jubilee edition. IFFI, to be held in Goa, will run through vember 20-28.