Cinema Rediscovered: Queen Kelly + introduction 
What should have been a dream collaboration between Gloria Swanson, her financier lover Joseph P. Kennedy and director Erich von Stroheim, became the most infamous unfinished film in cinema history.
Set in an imaginary European country, von Stroheim tells the story of a prince, the orphan girl he falls in love with, and a vain and cruel queen whose jealousy wreaks havoc on everyone involved. Gloria Swanson plays the orphan girl whose life is turned upside down when the prince (Walter Byron) becomes obsessed with her, angering his betrothed queen.
Basing his reconstruction on von Stroheim’s original scripts, Milestone Films’ Dennis Doros and Amy Heller employed multiple techniques to recreate the film’s lurid dénouement. This vital new digital reconstruction brings von Stroheim’s original script to life, and the result is Queen Kelly in its most complete and spectacular form to date.
This screening will be introduced by critic and film historian, Pamela Hutchinson. Part of Cinema Rediscovered on Tour. All QFT Community, LUMI and paid Members will receive double loyalty points on tickets across the season. Not a member? Find the membership that suits you.
