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Silent Film Concert “The Last Laugh”
11. October 2007 @ 20:00 - 22:00
Thu. 11.10.2007
8:00 PM
Parish Church Marie Queen of Peace
Luxembourg-Bonnevoie
Info
Brief Overview
Released: Germany 1924
Duration: approx. 90 minutes
Director: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Screenplay: Carl Mayer
Murnau’s film, which almost entirely avoids intertitles, is considered a milestone in film history and a highlight of German silent cinema.
Historical 16mm cinema version shown at film-historically correct speed and in the original format on a large screen.
Content
“The Last Laugh” is the story of a personal tragedy: An aging hotel doorman loses his identity and prestige along with his uniform and is then mercilessly humiliated by society.
Version
New music by Wilfried Kaets for concert organ, percussion, and MIDI vibraphone
Performers
Norbert Krämer – MIDI vibraphone, percussion
Wilfried Kaets – organ