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SUMMARY:Silent Film Concert "The ancient Law"
DESCRIPTION:Sa. 03.05.25\nRheinbach\, Church St. Martin\n8:30 pm\n\n\n\n\n\nInfo:\nGeneral\n\n\n\nHere’s the translation of the text to English: \nGermany 1923\nDirector: E. A. Dupont\nLength: approx. 135 minutes (without intermission)\nNew musical score for organ\, Jewish chant\, percussion\, and glass harp by Wilfried Kaets\nCast: Henny Porten\, Ernst Deutsch\, Ruth Weyer\, and others. \n\n\n\nShort and Sweet:\nIn the middle of the 19th century\, the rabbi’s son\, Baruch\, decides to leave his Galician shtetl against his father’s wishes to become an actor. \nHe first joins a traveling theater company\, where Austrian Archduchess Elisabeth Theresia takes a liking to him and uses her influence to secure him an engagement at the Vienna Burgtheater.Baruch succeeds in becoming a celebrated and successful star. The “Romeo with temple curls\,” portrayed by Ernst Deutsch\, wins the heart of the Duchess.This opens the path to assimilation\, but it is a rocky one\, forcing him to choose between his traditional faith and values and his new environment\, resulting in painful decisions. \nBaruch returns home\, where his childhood love\, Esther\, has been waiting for him. He marries her and takes her to Vienna.His father\, Rabbi Mayer\, is horrified by this life and disowns his son…When he later attends a performance of Don Carlos with his son\, he is deeply impressed by his son’s acting talent\, sees it as a grace from God\, and forgives him. \nThe story contrasts the (faith-based) views of different generations and professions (e.g.\, the deeply religious rabbi versus the world of actors\, which he believes to be sinful)\, as well as the prejudices of country and city (a small Jewish shtetl versus Vienna’s big city life)\, and the racist prejudices of the other actors against “the Jew.” These conflicting worlds stand symbolically for the necessary tolerance that humanity requires. \nThe film’s newly restored version\, based on old censorship cards\, was first premiered at the Berlinale in February 2018.From the Film-Kurier No. 244\, October 30\, 1923: “Dupont succeeds in making the atmosphere of the very different worlds of this film visible: the ghetto milieu\, separated by an almost insurmountable wall from the world outside\, and this world itself\, vividly brought to life through 1860s Vienna\, which is carried by the rhythms of Johann Strauss’ waltzes\, where the Burgtheater represents the epitome of all art.” \nMusical:\nThe music is a new composition that draws on the cine-historical approaches of silent film music from the 1920s. It combines new sound colors of organ and percussion with old Chassidic and Yiddish chants. This is reflected formally through the use of the ethereal glass harp\, as well as in the actual musical score\, which presents a contemporary composer’s approach without attempting to replicate old models. This results in an exciting balance of “old images” and “new sounds\,” which do not simply run contrapuntally alongside or against the film\, but instead create a dramaturgically coherent interplay\, thus giving special weight to the highly emotional subject matter. \nThe instrumentation reflects the extraordinary nature of the theme: concert organ\, Jewish cantor (tenor)\, and large percussion ensemble\, including the rarely heard glass harp. \nMore Information about: “The ancient Law“
URL:https://www.stummfilm-live.de/en/event/silent-film-concert-the-ancient-law/
LOCATION:Kirche St. Martin\, Rheinbach\, Bachstraße 2\, Rheinbach\, Nordrhein-Westfalen\, 53359\, Deutschland
CATEGORIES:The ancient Law
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SUMMARY:Silent Film Concert "The General"
DESCRIPTION:About the Film:\nSat. October 11\, 20258:00 PMFilm Forum of the Cologne Philharmonic\n\nGeneral\nUSA 1926 \nDirectors: Buster Keaton\, Clyde Bruckman \nCast:Buster Keaton: Johnny GrayMarion Mack: Annabelle Leeand many more \nLength: approx. 80 minutes \nAction:\nThe General is an action-comedy filmed in 1926\, directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The film is set during the American Civil War and is based on the historically documented Andrews Raid of April 12\, 1862. Train engineer Johnnie Gray single-handedly pursues his locomotive “The General\,” which has been stolen by Union spies. With persistence\, daring stunts\, and ingenuity\, he manages to reclaim both his engine and the affection of his beloved Annabelle Lee. The General is considered one of the most important comedies in film history. \nMusic:\nNew musical score by Wilfried Kaets for grand piano \nMore Informations about: “The General“\n 
URL:https://www.stummfilm-live.de/en/event/silent-film-concert-the-general/
LOCATION:Filmforum Kölner Philharmonie\, Bischofsgartenstraße 1\, Köln
CATEGORIES:The General
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251129T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251129T213000
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SUMMARY:Silent Film Concert "The Monster of Fate"
DESCRIPTION:Sa. 29.11.2025\n8 pm\nBlack Box \nAbout the Movie\nGeneral:\nGermany 1920Directors: Paul Wegener\, Carl BoeseScreenplay: Paul Wegener\, Henrik GaleenProduction: Projektions-AG Union (Paul Davidson)Cinematography: Karl Freund \nShort and Sweet:\nThe film is based on the cycle of legends surrounding the Prague Rabbi Judah Loew and tells the Jewish legend of the Golem:\nThe Prague Ghetto in the 16th century. When Rabbi Loew reads in the stars that misfortune threatens the Jewish community\, he creates a powerful clay figure—the Golem—according to an old legend and brings it to life using magical powers. \nMusical Score:\nNew musical score for cinema organ\, percussion\, and simultaneous piano by Wilfried Kaets.Norbert Krämer on large percussion and live electronics \nMore Informations about: “The Monster of Fate“
URL:https://www.stummfilm-live.de/en/event/silent-film-concert-the-monster-of-fate/
LOCATION:Black Box\, Schulstraße 4\, Düsseldorf\, NRW\, 40213\, Deutschland
CATEGORIES:Der Golem,Monster of Fate
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260328T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260328T223000
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SUMMARY:Silent Film Concert "GREED"
DESCRIPTION:Sa. 28.03.26  8 pm\nRochuskirche\nCologne\, Rochusstr. 100\nGeneral Info\nGeneral:\nUSA 1924  \nDirected by: Erich von Stroheim \nLength: approx. 140 min. \nScreenplay: June Mathis and E.v. Stroheim based on the novel McTeague by Frank Norris \nCast: Zasu Pitts – Trina; Gibson Gowland – McTeague; Jean Hersholt – Marcus; and others. \nContributors: Wilfried Kaets – Piano; Jona Kaets – Page Turner \nAbout the Film:\nGreed is a silent film classic from 1924 directed by Erich von Stroheim\, exploring the theme of human greed. It tells the story of a woman whose obsession with money after winning the lottery destroys her marriage and causes her to lose her social circle. \nPlot:\nMcTeague\, a simple man\, works in a mine. He meets Trina\, the fiancée of his friend Marcus\, falls in love\, and marries her. When Trina wins a large sum of money in the lottery\, Marcus is overtaken by intense jealousy and believes he is entitled to part of the money… \nMusic Version:\nThe music version for Greed is quite special: this time it is not newly composed but performed using the original historical piano scores by film composer Leo A. Kempinski from 1924. These scores were discovered years ago\, almost by accident\, at a flea market in New York and made their way to Wilfried Kaets… Kaets spent months of detailed work practicing 158 pages of handwritten sheet music and will perform them live on the piano. \nThe adaptation process was complex due to the differences in the available sheet music compared to the film’s current condition. In many places\, cuts or jumps had to be made\, some of which had been altered by the original pianist who performed live during film screenings in 1924 due to film breaks. \nMore Informations about: “Greed“
URL:https://www.stummfilm-live.de/en/event/silent-film-concert-greed-3/
LOCATION:Rochuskirche\, Rochusstraße 100\, Köln\, NRW\, 50827\, Deutschland
CATEGORIES:Greed,Greed 2
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SUMMARY:Silent Film Concert "Earth Spirit" (Organ and piano simultaneously)
DESCRIPTION:25.04.26\nBlack Box im Filmmuseum Düsseldorf\nSchulstr. 4 \nInfo\n\nGermany 1923\nDirector: Leopold Jessner\nDuration: approx. 85 min\nScreenplay: Carl Mayer (based on the tragedy of the same name by Frank Wedekind\, 1895)\nCinematography: Axel Graatkjaer \nShort and Sweet\nThe life of the young and free-spirited Lulu is marked by numerous relationships with men who\, sooner or later\, all fall under her spell.\nAt first\, she is the companion of the much older and wealthy journalist Dr. Schön\, who once rescued her from the clutches of a certain Schigolch and took her off the streets. \nAbout the music\nThe musical version was created in remembrance of the film-music dramaturgy of the silent film era. It draws on structural concepts from that time (organizing scenes\, defining characters\, etc.) but is a new composition\, thus creating a bond between “old images and new sounds.” \n\nMore Information about: Earth Spirit
URL:https://www.stummfilm-live.de/en/event/silent-film-concert-earth-spirit-organ-and-piano-simultaneously/
LOCATION:Black Box\, Schulstraße 4\, Düsseldorf\, NRW\, 40213\, Deutschland
CATEGORIES:earth spirit
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261120T193000
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SUMMARY:Silent Film Concert "King of Kings"
DESCRIPTION:Fr. 20.11.20267:30 PMRochus Church \nGeneral Information\nGeneral:USA 1927Director: Cecil B. DeMilleScreenplay: Jeanie MacphersonCinematography: John Peverell MarleyDuration: 135 min.\, black and white \nAbout:The courtesan Mary Magdalene is angry when her lover Judas Iscariot does not come to her festival because he has become a follower of Jesus. She goes to Jesus herself\, becomes a believer\, and experiences the biblical story up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his resurrection. \nMusic Version:New music for orchestra\, soloists\, and choir by Wilfried Kaets \nPerformers: \nOrchestra\n10 Percussionists\n6 Soloists\nChoir \nBig Version with two projections (original American version and German translated Subtitles) \nMore Information about: “King of Kings“
URL:https://www.stummfilm-live.de/en/event/silent-film-concert-king-of-kings-3/
LOCATION:Rochuskirche\, Rochusstraße 100\, Köln\, NRW\, 50827\, Deutschland
CATEGORIES:King of Kings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261121T193000
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SUMMARY:Silent Film Concert "King of Kings"
DESCRIPTION:Sat. 21.11.20267:30 PMRochus Church \nGeneral Information\nGeneral:USA 1927Director: Cecil B. DeMilleScreenplay: Jeanie MacphersonCinematography: John Peverell MarleyDuration: 135 min.\, black and white \nAbout:The courtesan Mary Magdalene is angry when her lover Judas Iscariot does not come to her festival because he has become a follower of Jesus. She goes to Jesus herself\, becomes a believer\, and experiences the biblical story up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his resurrection. \nMusic Version:New music for orchestra\, soloists\, and choir by Wilfried Kaets \nPerformers: \nOrchestra\n10 Percussionists\n6 Soloists\nChoir \nLong version with two projections (original American version and German translated Subtitles) \nMore Information about: “King of Kings“
URL:https://www.stummfilm-live.de/en/event/silent-film-concert-king-of-kings-4/
LOCATION:Rochuskirche\, Rochusstraße 100\, Köln\, NRW\, 50827\, Deutschland
CATEGORIES:King of Kings,King of Kings 2
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261219T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261219T220000
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SUMMARY:Silent Film Concert "Destiny" ( Organ and piano simultaneously)
DESCRIPTION:Sa. 19.12.26\nBlack Box\nSchulstr. 4 \nInfo\nGeneral:Germany 1921Director: Fritz LangScreenplay: Fritz Lang\, Thea von HarbouDuration: 93 min. \nAbout:This film\, resembling a novella in style\, is filled with romantic mood and resignation. Death\, weary of its duty\, longs to be “defeated” by a young girl. Equally impressive is the main storyline: scenes set in a romantically winding German town with its sometimes quirky characters\, and scenes in the majestically dark Hall of the Life Lights. \nMusic Version:New music score by Wilfried Kaets for organ and percussion \nPerformers:Wilfried Kaets – OrganNorbert Krämer – PercussionJoachim Steinigeweg – Silent film technology \nInformation:A valuable historic silent film copy with hand-calligraphed intertitles will be presented at reduced original speed on a large screen. \nMore Information about: Destiny
URL:https://www.stummfilm-live.de/en/event/silent-film-concert-destiny-organ-and-piano-simultaneously/
LOCATION:Black Box\, Schulstraße 4\, Düsseldorf\, NRW\, 40213\, Deutschland
CATEGORIES:Der müde Tod,Destiny
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