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Silent Film Concert “Der letzte Mann”
19. March 2016 @ 20:00 - 22:00
Info
Saturday, March 19, 2016
8:00 PM
Rochus Church, Cologne-Bickendorf
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 cinema version in historically correct speed and original format on the big screen.
Content:
The Last Laugh is the story of a personal tragedy: an aging hotel porter loses his identity and prestige when he is stripped of his uniform, and he is then mercilessly humiliated by society.
Version:
New music version by Wilfried Kaets for organ, large percussion, and MIDI vibraphone.
Performers:
Wilfried Kaets – Organ
Norbert Krämer – Percussion and MIDI Vibraphone
Joachim Steinigeweg – Film Projection