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Silent Film Concert “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”
8. January 2019 @ 20:00 - 21:30
Info:
Tu. 08.01.2018
8pm
Black Box
Short and Sweet
Germany 1919
Register: Robert Wiene
Script: Carl Mayer
Buildings: Walter Röhrig, Walter Reimann, Hermann Warm
Actors:
Werner Krauß – Caligari
Conradt Veidt – Cesare
Lil Dagover – Jane
and many more…
ca. 65min
Action:
One of the absolute film classics of German production. Caligari established the international fame of German cinematic Expressionism.
Brief Synopsis: The inner story of this expressionist silent film classic tells the tale of the mad Dr. Caligari, who, with the help of a somnambulist (sleepwalker) named Cesare, spreads fear and terror in a city. During the day, Caligari exhibits Cesare, who suffers from a strange, trance-like illness, at a carnival. However, at night, under Caligari’s hypnotic influence, Cesare commits crimes…
The most famous film from 1919, and one of the absolute film classics of German production in general. Caligari established the international fame of German cinematic Expressionism.
Musical Score
Historical 16mm cinema version on a large screen at the correct reduced silent film speed.
Music version for cinema organ and simultaneous piano, plus large percussion and live electronics.”
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Performers
Wilfried Kaets – Cinema organ, simultaneous piano, and sound effects
Norbert Krämer – Percussion, live electronics”