Double Feature!
NOSFERATU & PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Wednesday, October 8th at 7 PM
With live score by the Invincible Czars
$32 Public | $25 Members
Nosferatu is most certainly the most important horror film of the silent era and one of the first vampire movies — though it was almost completely lost when Bram Stoker's widow sued the filmmakers for copyright infringement and most of the prints of the movie were destroyed. Nosferatu tells the story of Hutter and Ellen, a couple from the village of Wisborg. Hutter travels to Transylvania to sell a piece of property in Wisborg to Count Orlok. Hutter stays in Orlok’s castle only to learn that the Count is a vampire. Orlok purchases a house next to Hutter’s, locks Hutter in the castle and travels to Wisborg. On the way, he manages to possess Hutter’s employer and Ellen and strike the village with an outbreak of the plague. Hutter rushes home to stop him before it’s too late. (Germany, 1922, 94min., NR, Silent | Dir. F.W. Murnau)
The “man of 1,000 faces”, silent film superstar Lon Chaney stars as the eponymous Phantom in this iconic silent horror masterpiece. Set in 19th century Paris, Phantom of the Opera tells the story of unknown actress Christine Daae, the understudy for famous singer Carlotta but a mysterious admirer (who sings through the walls to Christine) manages to scare Carlotta out of the role so that Christine can be the star of the show. But she quickly finds herself trapped in the catacombs of the opera house with its Phantom and only her suspecting boyfriend to help her escape! The Invincible Czars’ score for Phantom is mysterious and understated though not as minimal as their score for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It brings all the Czars’ staple instruments – violin, piano, bass guitar, flute and sounds effects. (USA, 1925, 107 mins, Silent | Dir. Rupert Julian)
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