Date/Time
Date(s) - 18/05/2025
15:00 - 16:45
Location
Electric Palace cinema, 39a High Street, Hastings TN34 3ER
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror + live score from Column258
The classic, silent German Expressionist vampire film with live musical accompaniment from local Hastings experimental collective, Column258.
Director: FW Murnau
94 mins / 1922 / Germany
This classic version of the ‘Dracula’ legend remains as distinctive and memorable as ever. Nothing matches “Nosferatu” for its engrossingly morbid atmosphere and its unusual interpretation of the main character.
Max Schreck, who plays Count Orlok, and FW Murnau were able to create an image of the vampire that remains in your mind long after seeing it. Regardless of whether it or some other conception is closest to the ‘true’ Dracula (if such a thing even exists), it is quite effective, and it was particularly well-conceived for a silent screen version that cannot rely on dialogue to define a character.
The settings and the story perfectly complement Schreck’s weird character, creating an atmosphere full of constant strangeness, uncertainty, and foreboding.
Live score from Column258
The film will be accompanied by a live score performed by Column258, Hastings’ neo-psych sextet – a true experimental collective, combining spoken word + improvisation. Column258 deliver one big addictive sound and huge cinematic atmosphere. Blending analogue and digital, from found objects and samples, from horns to korgs, hypnotic guitars weave through inventive song cycles.
Book now: https://www.electricpalacecinema.com/whats-on/nosferatu-column-258
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