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Stummfilmkonzert “The Lodger”
12. September 2020 @ 20:00 - 21:30
Info
Sat. 12.09.2020
8:00 PM
Film Forum at Museum Ludwig, Cologne
Short and Sweet
GB 1926
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, Ivor Novello, and more
Cinematography: Karl Freund, Walter Ruttmann
Duration: approx. 85 min
The Lodger – A Story of the London Fog
German Title: Der Mieter
Action:
The film is based on the novel about the London serial killer “Jack the Ripper” by Marie Belloc Lowndes.
A psychopathic murderer is terrorizing London: every Tuesday, he chooses a blonde-haired victim, and each time, the police find a small note on the body, signed by the murderer as “The Avenger.” The London police discover the seventh blonde woman to have fallen victim to the “Avenger.” At the same time, a mysterious man moves in as a lodger with a family. He shows a particular interest in Daisy, the young blonde daughter of his landlords. Another murder occurs nearby; the hunt for the murderer begins…
Musical Score:
Musical score for piano and sound recordings by Wilfried Kaets.
The music is structurally based on the silent film music dramaturgy of the time, using themes from 1920s film music libraries, but is mostly a new composition. This creates a thrilling balance between “old images” and “new sounds,” which do not simply run counterpoint to or alongside the film but are woven together in a dramaturgically coherent manner.
Getting There:
Film Forum at Museum Ludwig, Cologne
Bischofsgartenstr. 1
50667 Cologne