Silhouettenfilme

Gerhard Gruber, Silent film pianist (AT)
Lotte Reiniger and her silhouette films

From 6 years | Duration: 45 minutes

PROGRAMMKINO WELS
Wednesday June 19, 2024 | 10:00 a.m.

"Fairy tales where not only the Frog King is thrown against the wall"

This is a must-see, not only when the Frog King is thrown onto the (canvas) wall but also when Cinderella and the poor lumberjack family from "The Three Wishes" are.

These are fairy tales we know well, yet they appear in a completely new light - in the film light - in Lotte Reiniger's silhouette films. But don't worry: the stories that unfold on the screen are still the same.

Authoress: Lotte Reiniger (1899 - 1981)
Music: Gerhard Gruber
Copyright Photos: Christel Strobel (Agency for Primrose Productions, Munich)
About Gerhard Gruber:
Since 1988, Gerhard Gruber has been a piano accompanist for silent films. He has accompanied over 650 different silent films worldwide, and his musical language is improvisation. The essential triad of Film-Audience-Music is crucial for him, ensuring that no performance is identical to another. He always seeks to be seduced anew by the films and aims to transmit this tension to the audience.
www.silentfilmpianist.com