This event is in the past.It took place on February 23, 2026 at Film Forum.




A restored 1928 gem about two working-class New Yorkers who spark a fleeting romance at Coney Island. Paul Fejos's inventive silent film with talking sequences captures the ache of city loneliness and the magic of chance encounters.
Silent film classic
Coney Island romance
Pre-Code cinema
Historic restoration
Tips
🎬"part of a movement... towards the ordinary Joes in the audience" (David Shipman)
🍿popcorn made with real peanut oil
🎞️George Eastman Museum restoration
Lonesome
Hudson Square




A restored 1928 gem about two working-class New Yorkers who spark a fleeting romance at Coney Island. Paul Fejos's inventive silent film with talking sequences captures the ache of city loneliness and the magic of chance encounters.
Silent film classic
Coney Island romance
Pre-Code cinema
Historic restoration
Tips
🎬"part of a movement... towards the ordinary Joes in the audience" (David Shipman)
🍿popcorn made with real peanut oil
🎞️George Eastman Museum restoration
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