• 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...

  • Silent Film Concert “The Holy Mountain”

    Black Box Schulstraße 4, Düsseldorf, NRW, Deutschland

    Sa. 27.02.2010 20.00 Uhr Kino "Black Box" im Landesfilminstitut NRW, Düsseldorf Info Summary: Germany, 1925/26Directed by: Arnold DanckScreenplay: Arnold FanckCinematography: Hans Schneeberger, Sepp AllgeierDuration: approx. 106 minutes In brief:Two friends fall in love with the dancer Diotima. During a mountain climbing trip, they get into an argument and the younger man falls off a cliff....

  • Silent Film Concert “Eerie Tales”

    Black Box Schulstraße 4, Düsseldorf, NRW, Deutschland

    Sat, October 23, 20108:00 PMKino "Black Box" at the Landesfilminstitut NRW, Düsseldorf Info Overview: Germany, 1919Director: Richard OswaldScreenplay: Robert Liebmann, Richard Oswald, based on stories by Anselm Heine, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Liebmann, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Richard OswaldCinematography: Carl HoffmannCast: Conrad Veidt, Reinhold Schünzel, Anita Berber, Hugo Döblin, Paul Morgan, Georg John, Bernhard Goetzke,...

  • Silent Film Concert “The Last Laugh”

    Trinitatskirche Filzengraben 6, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

    Thu, October 28, 20108:00 PMTrinitatis Church – Filzengraben 6 Info Overview Released: Germany, 1924Duration: approx. 90 minutesDirector: Friedrich Wilhelm MurnauScreenplay: Carl Mayer Murnau’s film, which almost entirely forgoes intertitles, is regarded as a milestone in film history and a high point of German silent cinema. A historic 16mm film version is presented at film-historically correct...

  • Silent Film Concert “Destiny”

    Kirche St. Maria Königin Kerpenerstraße 36, Kerpen-Sindorf, NRW, Deutschland

    Fri, November 5, 2010 10:30 PM Church of St. Mary Queen (Kirche St. Maria Königin) Info General: Germany, 1921Director: Fritz LangScreenplay: Fritz Lang, Thea von HarbouDuration: 93 minutes Content:Romantic mood and resignation define this novella-like film, where Death has grown weary of his duty and almost longs to be “defeated” by a young girl. Equally...