Anything But Silent: Classics from the Silent Age

Variety

Tuesday, September 28 at 7:30pm

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Starring Emil Jannings  (The Blue Angel, The Last Command, Faust)

Boss Huller and his wife are small time trapeze performers appearing in a carnival. They make the big time when they meet the famous Artinelli and become part of his new act. When Boss (Emil Jannings) discovers that his wife and Artinelli are having an affair, he plots murderous revenge. Featuring breathtaking cinematography by the legendary Karl Freund (Metropolis, Dracula), Variety is one of the major (though often overlooked) masterpieces of German Expressionism. Variety was drastically shortened for the film’s US release. We are pleased to be showing the original uncut version.

Germany, 1925, 90min., b/w • Director: E.A. Duponter

             Live Musical Accompaniment by BEN MODEL on the Cinema’s Miditzer Theater Organ           

For over two decades Ben Model has served as resident silent film accompanist for The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Ben composes and improvises all his own scores and performs in a style that both evokes the silent era and reflects a contemporary (and younger) audience's appreciation of music and film scoring.

Click HERE to visit BEN MODEL's official website