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Silent Film Concert “The Last Laugh”
15. March 2013 @ 20:00 - 22:00
Info
Friday, 15.03.2013
8:00 PM
Church of the Transfiguration of Christ, Cologne-Heimersdorf
General:
Released: Germany 1924
Duration: approx. 90 minutes
Director: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Screenplay: Carl Mayer
Murnau’s film, which almost entirely does without intertitles, is considered a milestone in film history and the pinnacle of German silent cinema.
Historical 16mm film version in historically accurate speed and original format on a large screen.
Plot:
“The Last Laugh” tells the story of a personal tragedy: An aging hotel porter loses his identity and prestige with the loss of his uniform and is then mercilessly humiliated by society.
Version:
New music arrangement for organ, midi vibraphone, and percussion by Wilfried Kaets
Performers:
Wilfried Kaets – Organ
Norbert Krämer – Percussion and midi vibraphone
Joachim Steinigeweg – Silent film technique