The final two Histoire(s) du cinéma for 2017 are Nosferatu, a symphony of horror by F. W. Murnau and The passion of Joan of Arc by Carl Th. Dreyer. Introduced by Giaime Alonge.
Cinema Massimo – 6 and 13 December 2017, 6.00 p.m. – Screen Three
Last two rendez-vous in December for the 2017 season of the HISTOIRE(S) DU CINÉMA showcase. The last classics to be screened will be Nosferatu, a symphony of horror by F. W. Murnau and The passion of Joan of Arc by Carl Th. Dreyer. Both films will be introduced by Giaime Alonge.
HISTOIRE(S) DU CINÉMA is a showcase - meandering through the months of October and November - dedicated to the most significant classics from silent film to the Eighties, introduced and commented by Giaime Alonge and Matteo Pollone. This showcase is organised by the National Cinema Museum and the Humanities Department of Turin University. Admission 4 euro (3 euro for university students).
Screenings calendar
Wed 6, at 6.00 p.m.
F. W. Murnau
Nosferatu, a symphony of horror (Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens)
(Germany 1921, 106’, DCP, b/w, or. caps. it. s/t)
The capital film of silent cinema. Drawn from Dracula by Bram Stoker, the immortal tale of Nosferatu, the un-dead who spreads the plague, and absorbs and extinguishes vital force, caring for the balance of the universe, until a female sacrifice will make dawn rise over the liberated city.
Wed 13, at 6.00 p.m.
Carl Th. Dreyer
The passion of Joan of Arc (La passion de Jeanne d'Arc)
(France 1928, 97’, Hd, b/w, or. caps. it. s/t)
The film that imposed Dreyer upon worldwide attention. The final hours of the French heroine are reconstructed, as she initially signs an abjuration after being subjected to tortures and humiliations, but then retracts, supported by her faith, and is led to the stake. Dreyer manages to create a personal style, which is able to reach the psychological depth of his characters through extremely natural images and stories. Silent film with soundtrack music on pianoforte.