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Docks of Hamburg<br />
CFF PG<br />
Die Carmen von St. Pauli<br />
Germany, 1928, 96 mins. Silent with live music.<br />
DIRECTOR<br />
WITH<br />
SUN<br />
20<br />
Erich Waschneck<br />
Jenny Jugo, Willy Fritsch, Fritz Rasp<br />
Don’t miss this rare silent gem – a witty updating<br />
of the story of Carmen, set in 1920s Hamburg.<br />
When Klaus, a ship’s mate, catches a young man<br />
thieving on board his ship, he’s duty-bound to<br />
report him. But on discovering that the culprit is<br />
a cross-dressing woman, Klaus falls madly – and<br />
dangerously – in love with her. The Hamburg<br />
docks are portrayed with striking realism (superb<br />
photography by Friedl Behn-Grund), while Alfred<br />
Junge’s atmospheric art direction conjures the<br />
city’s crazy nightlife.<br />
With live accompaniment by Stephen Horne.<br />
Print source Friedrich-Wilhlem-Murnau-Stiftung<br />
20.00<br />
EMMA<br />
Fragment of an Empire<br />
CFF PG<br />
Oblomok Imperii<br />
USSR, 1929, 109 mins. Silent with live music.<br />
Restored by San Francisco Silent <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> with<br />
EYE <strong>Film</strong>museum and Gosfilmofond, Russia.<br />
DIRECTOR<br />
WITH<br />
Fridrikh Ermler<br />
Fiodor Nikitin, Yakov Gudkin<br />
Hailed as one of the most important fi lms in Soviet<br />
cinema, this is the extraordinary tale of a Tsarist<br />
conscript who suffers shellshock and amnesia during<br />
WW1. Recovering gradually after several years in a<br />
rural backwater, he returns to his hometown which<br />
is now called Leningrad and - knowing nothing of<br />
the Bolshevik Revolution - is bewildered to discover<br />
a world that has been totally transformed...or has it?<br />
A witty nuanced critique of Soviet society from a<br />
committed Communist fi lmmaker<br />
With live accompaniment by Stephen Horne<br />
and Martin Pyne.<br />
Print source San Francisco <strong>Film</strong> Society<br />
SUN<br />
20<br />
15.00<br />
EMMA<br />
Deutsches <strong>Film</strong>institut, Frankfurt<br />
The Light of Asia<br />
CFF PG<br />
Die Leuchte Asiens<br />
Germany/India, 1925, 98 mins. Silent with live music.<br />
Restored by Deutsches <strong>Film</strong>institut, Frankfurt.<br />
DIRECTOR<br />
WITH<br />
Franz Osten<br />
Himansu Rai, Seeta Devi, Sarada Ukil,<br />
Rani Bala<br />
This visually ravishing account of the life story of<br />
the Buddha was the fi rst collaboration of Munichborn<br />
director Franz Osten and Bengali actorproducer<br />
Himansu Rai. Alarmed by a prophecy that<br />
his son and heir will one day renounce the throne,<br />
King Suddhodana surrounds the young prince with<br />
riches and beautiful women and shields him from<br />
all knowledge of human suffering. Shot entirely on<br />
location at historical sites in India, this spectacular<br />
co-production blends documentary-style realism<br />
with fairy tale enchantment.<br />
With live accompaniment by John Sweeney.<br />
Print source DFF – Deutsches<br />
<strong>Film</strong>institut & <strong>Film</strong>museum e.V.<br />
SAT<br />
19<br />
17.30<br />
EMMA<br />
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