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Silent Film Concert “Metropolis”
Sat, March 6, 2021
8:00 PM
Church of St. Antonius
Info
General
Germany 1927
Director: Fritz Lang
Screenplay: Thea von Harbou, Fritz Lang
Cinematography: Karl Freund, Walter Ruttmann
Editing: Fritz Lang
Duration: approx. 140 min.
Action
Metropolis – the city of the future.
Fritz Lang’s monumental science fiction film combines striking visuals with a love story centered around the reconciliation of labor and capital:
High above the city, Joh Fredersen rules, while underground the workers toil. Fredersen’s son, Freder, falls in love with the workers’ leader, Maria.
Musical Score
Newly restored version by the Murnau Foundation (2010)
New music arrangement by Wilfried Kaets for concert organ, live electronics, and large percussion
Performers
Norbert Krämer – MIDI vibraphone, live electronics, soundscapes, drums, timpani, gongs, various percussion
Wilfried Kaets – Organ, live electronics
Artistic Director
Wilfried Kaets
Getting There
Church of St. Antonius
Friesenstr. 81
40545 Düsseldorf-Oberkassel