• Silent Film Concert “The Passion of Joan of Arc”

    Hallgrimskirche Hallgrímstorg 1, Reykjavik, Island

    Thu. 16.08.200711:00 PMHallgrimskirche, Reykjavik (Iceland)As part of the International Music Festival Iceland Info Brief Overview Released: France 1927 Duration: approx. 84 minutes Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer Content The last days of Joan of Arc: interrogation, sentencing, and her death at the stake.However, if you are looking for a short, concise description, it is less of...

  • Silent Film Concert “From Morn to Midnight”

    Filmforum Kölner Philharmonie Bischofsgartenstraße 1, Köln

    Sat. 15.09.20078:00 PMCologne Philharmonic Info Brief Summary: Germany 1920Director: Karlheinz MartinScreenplay: Ernst Deutsch52 minutes (at 18 frames/sec) The quintessential German expressionist silent film classic, presented in a historic unique copy, is shown on the big screen at the original reduced silent film speed, film-historically accurate. Content: Lively, intense, exaggerated, and expressionistic, the film tells the...

  • Silent Film Concert “The Last Laugh”

    Pfarrkirche Marie Reine de la Paix , Luxemburg

    Thu. 11.10.20078:00 PMParish Church Marie Queen of PeaceLuxembourg-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...

  • Silent Film Concert “From Morn to Midnight”

    Rochuskirche Rochusstraße 100, Köln, NRW, Deutschland

    Saturday, October 27, 20078:00 PMRochuschurch Info Brief Overview:Germany, 1920Director: Karlheinz MartinScreenplay: Ernst DeutschDuration: 52 minutes (at 18 fps) This expressionist German silent film classic is presented in a historical unique print, shown at a historically accurate reduced silent film speed on the big screen. Synopsis:Lively, intense, exaggerated, and expressionistic, the film tells the story of...

  • Silent Film Concert “Destiny”

    Eglise Saint-Martin à Dudelange Av. Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, Dudelange, Luxemburg, Luxemburg

    Friday, February 26, 2008Église Saint-Martin, Dudelange(Luxembourg) Info Brief Overview:Germany, 1921Director: Fritz LangScreenplay: Fritz Lang, Thea von HarbouDuration: 93 minutes Synopsis:Romantic mood and resignation dominate this novella-style film, in which Death, weary of his duties, longs to be "defeated" by a young girl. Equally striking is the entire "main plot": the scenes set in a romantically...

  • 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...