Synopsis:

Quaker is a wealthy king of the oyster trade who wants to marry his daughter to an actual prince. He selects the poor prince Nucki as his future son in law. Nucki sends his friend Josef to learn something about his future wife. Quaker’s daughter mistakes Josef for her future husband and marries him.

silent, b/w, 47 minuta

PROJECTION:

Tuesday 12.04.2005 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

This is a tragic story: a railway inspector is killed for seducing a railway worker’s daughter. This end is very unusual for the pro hierarchy German film production of that time.

silent, b/w, 43 mnute

PROJECTION:

Tuesday 12.04.2005 AT 20:00

Synopsis:

In the garden of a mental hospital, Francis tells a story about his friend Alan. At a local fair, the two of them meet Dr Caligari who tells the future with the help of his assistant Cesare. When Alan asks how much time he has left to live, Cesare answers that he has until the following dawn. Sure enough, Alan is found dead the next morning. Francis decides to find Dr Caligari whom he holds responsible for the death of his friend.

silent, b/w, 77'

PROJECTION:

Thursday 14.04.2005 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

This film is based on the Prague legend about Golem, an immensely strong creature fashioned out of clay, made in order to help the Jewish people during King Rudolph’s reign in the 16th century.

silent, 16 mm, b/w, 72 minute

PROJECTION:

Tuesday 19.04.2005 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

Doktor Mabuse is a thief and a liar who uses his hypnotic skills to get what he wants. He is the head of a criminal organization in Berlin. Inspector von Wenck will not catch him easily…

b/w, 155'

PROJECTION:

Thursday 21.04.2005 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

This is the sequel to the first film about Dr Mabuse, in which he and inspector Wenck finally confront each other. The two films about Dr Mabuse are a masterpieces of the criminal and adventure film genre.

b/w, 115'

PROJECTION:

Tuesday 26.04.2005 AT 19:00