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Silent Film Concert “Metropolis”
30. November 2016 @ 20:00 - 22:30
Wed. 30.11.2016
7:30 PM
Cinema “Black Box” at the Film Museum Düsseldorf
Film Information – Brief Overview:
Overview:
Germany 1927
Director: Fritz Lang
Screenplay: Thea von Harbou, Fritz Lang
Cinematography: Karl Freund, Walter Ruttmann
Editing: Fritz Lang
Duration: approx. 140 minutes
Plot:
Metropolis – the city of the future. Fritz Lang’s monumental science-fiction film combines visual power with a love story about the reconciliation of labor and capital: High above the city, Joh Fredersen rules, while the workers toil below the ground. Fredersen’s son, Freder, falls in love with the worker leader, Maria.
Music Arrangement:
New musical arrangement for cinema organ, soundtracks, simultaneous piano, and large percussion by Wilfried Kaets
Performers:
Ralf Kurley – Percussion, live electronics
Wilfried Kaets – Historical Welte cinema organ, soundtracks, and simultaneous piano
Overall Direction:
Wilfried Kaets