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Silent Film Concert “Woman in the Moon”
27. April 2013 @ 20:00 - 22:30
Info
Saturday, 27.04.2013
8:00 PM
Cinema “Black Box” at the Film Museum Düsseldorf
Overview:
Germany 1928 / 29
Director: Fritz Lang
Starring: Gerda Maurus, Willy Fritsch, Klaus Pohl, Gustav von Wangenheim, and others
Duration: 169 min.
Restored 35mm version
Plot:
Professor Georg Manfeldt suspects that the Moon holds water, oxygen, and vast gold deposits. Together with his young friend Helius, who built the rocket, he embarks on a lunar expedition. Also on board is the agent of a business syndicate that wants to control the Moon’s gold, Chief Engineer Windegger, and his fiancée Friede, who is desired not only by her fiancé. After landing, a bitter struggle for the gold ensues, while a jealousy drama adds to the tension…
Version:
New music arrangement for organ, simultaneous piano, and live electronics by Wilfried Kaets
Performers:
Introduction: Florian Deterding (Cinema Director, Program)
Wilfried Kaets (Organist and Regional Office, Cologne) will accompany on the Welte Cinema Organ