# Event Details

- **Event Name**: AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend: SMOULDERING FIRES w/ live music by Makia Matsumura
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 09 Nov, 2025 at 09:30 pm
- **Event Description**: SMOULDERING FIRES (1925)

100th Anniversary 
Introduction by film historian Farran Smith Nehme 
Live musical accompaniment by Makia Matsumura

Greta Garbo’s favorite director, Clarence Brown, was not only a master of popular entertainment (THE RAINS CAME, NATIONAL VELVET) but also of nuanced, socially conscious dramas (INTRUDER IN THE DUST). SMOULDERING FIRES showcases his sensitivity and visual elegance in a story that feels strikingly modern. Stage legend Pauline Frederick delivers a powerful and layered performance as a wealthy, driven businesswoman whose life has been shaped by success — and loneliness. When she falls for a much younger man (Malcolm McGregor) working at her factory, the romance seems hopeful, until he meets her vivacious younger sister (Laura La Plante). With themes as relevant today as ever, echoing recent films like BABYGIRL (2024), SMOULDERING FIRES flips the May-December formula with the older woman not the confident pursuer but trapped by how aging is perceived differently for women than men. Far from depicting a simple love triangle, the film probes questions of gender, power, loyalty and age. The plot was later reworked as FEMALE (1933) with Ruth Chatterton (also screening in this festival). The film is newly restored by the Packard Humanities Institute. DIR Clarence Brown; SCR Melville W. Brown, Sada Cowan, Howard Higgin; PROD Carl Laemmle. U.S., 1925, b&w, 80 min. Silent with English intertitles. NOT RATED

Restored by The Packard Humanities Institute. Restoration supervised by Robert Gitt, assisted by Jere Guldin and Michael Friend. Digitally scanned in 4K from color-tinted 16mm prints derived from the original 35mm camera negative.

More info and advance tix: https://tinyurl.com/SmoulderingFiresAFI
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://tinyurl.com/SmoulderingFiresAFI?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=silver+spring-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Silver Spring
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD, United States, Maryland 20910
- **lat**: 38.9966
- **long**: -77.02752
- **full address**: 8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD, United States, Maryland 20910

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (https://allevents.in/org/afi-silver-theatre-and-cultural-center/26017959)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 09 Nov, 2025 at 09:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD, United States, Maryland 20910
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, music, live-music, performances, festivals, art, theatre, music-festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend: SMOULDERING FIRES w/ live music by Makia Matsumura ?
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