Buster Keaton interrupted by talking

The three stars of "Our Hospitality"

The BFI is kicking off a short season of Buster Keaton films and last night I went to an introductory talk by curator Geoff Andrews. The talk was "the length of a feature film" and packed with clips, not only of Keaton films, but modern films where Keaton's influence can maybe be seen.

I came home and dug out my Keaton box set because, as fascinating at the talk was, it couldn't help but be some brilliant bits of film interrupted by talking!

Here is probably the best 20 minutes ever committed to celluloid

(play on YouTube)