Saturday, 27 September 2014
8:00 PM
“Black Box” Cinema at the Düsseldorf Film Museum
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Silent Film Concert “Algol”
24. September 2014 @ 20:00 - 22:00
Info
General:
Germany 1920
Director: Hans Werkmeister
Cast: Emil Jannings, Ernst Hofman, Käthe Haack, Erna Morena, John Gottowt, among others
Cinematography: Karl Freund, Walter Ruttmann
Duration: approx. 93 minutes
The first German science fiction film featuring extraterrestrials
In brief:
Robert Herne is a coal miner. One day, while working in the mine, he encounters an alien from the planet Algol. The being gives him the secret of the “Algol waves” and a machine capable of converting these cosmic waves into energy. Herne suddenly possesses an inexhaustible power source. Recognizing the opportunity of a lifetime, he uses the machine to supply energy to the entire world — rapidly gaining power and influence across the globe.
Musical Arrangement:
New score by Wilfried Kaets for cinema organ, simultaneous piano, and sound playback.
The music is structurally inspired by the dramaturgical style of the silent film era, but is a modern composition. It reflects a sonic dialogue between 20th and 21st-century musical elements, aligning with the theme of “encountering the unknown.”