Saturday, October 27, 2007
8:00 PM
Rochuschurch
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Silent Film Concert “From Morn to Midnight”
27. October 2007 @ 20:00 - 21:00
Info
Brief Overview:
Germany, 1920
Director: Karlheinz Martin
Screenplay: Ernst Deutsch
Duration: 52 minutes (at 18 fps)
This expressionist German silent film classic is presented in a historical unique print, shown at a historically accurate reduced silent film speed on the big screen.
Synopsis:
Lively, intense, exaggerated, and expressionistic, the film tells the story of a cashier who wants to spend the first and last day of his “free” life carefree and happy with an Italian lady. To do so, he steals 60,000 marks from the cash register and escapes into the wild life of the big city, where he is torn between his obsessions.
In 1920, German cinema owners refused to screen the film, and in Japan, it was even banned!
Musical Version:
New music for keyboard instruments (organ, piano, positive organ, harpsichord), double percussion, tenor solo, flying sounds, and an eight-part mixed choir by Wilfried Kaets.
Performers:
Matthias Haarmann – Piano
Thomas Roß – Organ
Markus Hinz – Harmonium
Ralf Rhiel – Harpsichord
Thomas Heyer – Tenor
Michael Pattmann – Percussion
Norbert Krämer – Timpani and percussion
RochusChor