VAMPYR
Special Features: Silent with live musical accompaniment by Not So Silent Cinema
Danish master Carl Theodor Dreyer's (1889–1968) singular horror film traces a young man's dawning realization that the mysterious events in the village of Courtempierre in fact have a supernatural explanation: a withered old crone of a vampire is preying upon the local populace. Inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu's "Carmilla." DIR/SCR/PROD Carl Theodor Dreyer; SCR Christen Jul, from "Carmilla" by Sheridan Le Fanu; PROD Nicolas de Gunzberg. Germany/France, 1932, b&w, 75 min. Silent with English intertitles. NOT RATED
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About Not So Silent Cinema
Not So Silent Cinema is a film score project led by Philadelphia-based composer Brendan Cooney which creates innovative and original live scores for classic silent films. Cooney's NSSC quintet features some of the finest musicians from today's Klezmer, Balkan, jazz, tango and classical scenes. notsosilentcinema.com.
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Run Time: 75 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, October 29, 2021
Genre: Horror
