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Silent Film Concert “The Last Laugh”
3. May 2013 @ 21:00 - 22:30
Friday, 03.05.2013
9:00 PM
Antoniterkirche, Cologne-Schildergasse
Info
Overview
Germany 1924
Director: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Screenplay: Carl Mayer
Duration: 90 min.
Murnau’s film, which almost entirely avoids intertitles, is considered a milestone in film history and the pinnacle of German silent cinema.
Plot
“The Last Laugh” tells the story of a personal tragedy: An aging hotel porter loses his identity and prestige when he is stripped of his uniform and is subsequently mercilessly humiliated by society.
Version
New music arrangement by Wilfried Kaets for organ, large percussion, and midi vibraphone
Performers
Wilfried Kaets – Organ
Norbert Krämer – Percussion and midi vibraphone
Joachim Steinigeweg – Film projection / Silent film technique