Film, score a sweet marriage for early Ebertfest crowd

CHAMPAIGN – "Silent" and "symphony orchestra" don't often go together, but for "Sadie Thompson," Friday's opening movie at Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival, the coexistence was bliss.

"This is a rare opportunity for an orchestra and a 35mm film ... as it's supposed to be," festival panelist and film scholar Kristen Thompson said.

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