The Goethe-Institut Glasgow and the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival are delighted to welcome acclaimed German silent film composer Günter Buchwald and Yorkshire Silent Film Festival’s founder Jonny Best to perform the world premiere of their new joint accompaniment, written for piano (Best), violin (Buchwald) and percussion (Bockius).
UK/Germany 1928, b&w, tinted & toned; 137 minutes, English intertitles, silent film
Director: Ewald Andre Dupont
Cast: Olga Tschechowa, Eve Gray, Jean Bradin
The alluring Parysia is the star of the Parisian Moulin Rouge, the world’s most decadent cabaret. Everyone worships at her feet… including André, the fickle fiancé of Parysia’s daughter Margaret, who has just returned from finishing school whose misplaced obsession has devastating consequences. One of the most lavish films of the era this British-German co-production is directed by German Expressionist pioneer E.A. Dupont (Piccadilly HippFest 2015, Variété HippFest 2016), features Werner Brandes' stylish, distinctively European cinematography and art direction by Oscar winner Alfred Junge.
Performing live: Günter Buchwald (violin), Jonny Best (piano) & Frank Bockius (percussion)
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