• Silent Film Concert “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

    Stadtkirche St. Marien An d. Stadtkirche 8, Celle, Niedersachsen, Island

    Friday, August 29, 20088:00 PMSt. Marien Town Church, Celle Info Brief OverviewSilent film, USA, 1923Duration: approx. 97 minutesDirector: Wallace WorsleyScreenplay: Edward T. LoweBased on the novel by Victor Hugo SynopsisThe Hunchback of Notre Dame is a film adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The story revolves around Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bell...

  • Silent Film Concert: “Destiny”

    Kirche St. Marien Sedanstraße 27, Recklinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

    Saturday, October 11, 2008 8:00 PM Church of St. Marien, Recklinghausen Info Brief Overview:Germany, 1921Director: Fritz LangScreenplay: Fritz Lang, Thea von HarbouDuration: 93 minutes Synopsis:Romantic mood and resignation define this novella-style film, in which Death has grown tired of his duty and longs to be "defeated" by a young girl. Equally impressive is the entire...

  • Silent Film Concert “Jeanne d’Arc”

    Kirche St. Johann Nepomumk Odenwaldstraße 18, Eberbach, Baden-Würtenberg, Deutschland

    Sunday, March 15, 20098:00 PMChurch of St. Johann Nepomuk, Eberbach(near Heilbronn) Info GeneralReleased: France, 1927Duration: approx. 84 minutesDirector: Carl Theodor Dreyer SynopsisThe final days of Joan of Arc: her interrogation, trial, and death at the stake.If one were to describe it briefly and accurately, it is less an epic narrative (and certainly not action cinema)...

  • Silent Film Concert “The Last Laugh”

    Filmforum im Museum Ludwig Bischofsgartenstraße 1, Köln, NRW, Deutschland

    Friday, March 20, 20098:00 PMFilmforum of the Cologne Philharmonic at the Museum Ludwig Info Brief OverviewReleased: Germany, 1924Duration: approx. 90 minutesDirector: Friedrich Wilhelm MurnauScreenplay: Carl MayerMurnau’s film, which features almost no intertitles, is considered a milestone in film history and a highlight of German silent cinema.Historical 16mm theatrical version, presented at a film-historically accurate speed...

  • Silent Film Concert “The Last Laugh”

    Rochuskirche Rochusstraße 100, Köln, NRW, Deutschland

    Sa. 04.04.200920.00 UhrKirche St. Rochus, Köln-Bickendorf Info Brief OverviewReleased: Germany, 1924Duration: approx. 90 minutesDirector: Friedrich Wilhelm MurnauScreenplay: Carl MayerMurnau’s film, which features almost no intertitles, is considered a milestone in film history and a pinnacle of German silent cinema.Historical 16mm theatrical version, shown at a film-historically accurate speed and in its original format on a...

  • Silent Film Concert “Destiny”

    Stadtmuseum Siegburg Markt 46, Siegburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

    Sunday, May 17, 20094:00 PMStadtmuseum Siegburg Info Brief Overview: Germany, 1921Director: Fritz LangScreenplay: Fritz Lang, Thea von HarbouDuration: 93 minutes Synopsis:Romantic atmosphere and resignation characterize this novella-style film, in which Death has grown weary of his duty and longs to be "defeated" by a young woman. Nearly as impressive is the entire "main plot": the...

  • Silent Film Concert “Buster Keaton’s College”

    Filmforum im Museum Ludwig Bischofsgartenstraße 1, Köln, NRW, Deutschland

    Sun. 21.05.20218:00 PMCultural Center "Filmforum in the Museum Ludwig, Cologne" Info Short Synopsis Buster Keaton’s CollegeGerman cinema titles: Der Musterschüler (The Model Student) // Sport ist Mord (Sport is Murder) Director: James W. HorneCast: Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, Flora Bramley, and othersScreenplay: Bryan FoyCinematography: Bert HainesUSA, 1927Duration: approx. 63 min. Content: Buster Keaton as a...

  • Silent Film Concert “Metropolis”

    Münsterkirche Herford Münsterkirchpl. 4, Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

    Fri. 31.07.20099:00 PMMünster Church, Herfor Info Brief Overview Germany, 1927Director: Fritz LangScreenplay: Thea von Harbou, Fritz LangCinematography: Karl Freund, Walter RuttmannEditing: Fritz LangDuration: approx. 140 min. Content Metropolis – the city of the future. Fritz Lang’s monumental science-fiction film combines visual power with a love story about the reconciliation of labor and capital: High above...

  • Silent Film Concert “Man with a Movie Camera”

    Rochuskirche Rochusstraße 100, Köln, NRW, Deutschland

    Fri, August 28, 2009 9:00 PM Rochus Church (Rochuskirche) Admission Fee: 6.50 EUR (flat rate) Info Summary USSR, 1929Director and Cinematography: Dziga VertovPre-sale tickets: Concertkasse Johnen, Venloerstr. 654 in CologneParish office of the church community, Weißdornweg 91 in Cologne-Bickendorf Content:The Man with the Movie Camera is a documentary of a unique kind—a poetic and reflective...

  • Silent Film Concert “Buster Keatons College”

    Kulturzentrum Alte Feuerwache Köln Melchiorstr. 3, Köln, NRW, Deutschland

    Sun, November 21, 2009 3:00 PM Cultural Center "Alte Feuerwache," Cologne Info General Buster Keaton’s College(German cinema titles: Der Musterschüler / Sport ist Mord) Director: James W. HorneCast: Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, Flora Bramley, and othersScreenplay: Bryan FoyCinematography: Bert HainesUSA, 1927Duration: approx. 63 minutes In short:Buster Keaton plays an eager—but sadly hopeless—model student who suddenly...