London Month of the Dead - The Weary Death

THE WEARY DEATH (also known as Destiny) Director Fritz Lang - 1921 An Evening of Silent Horror with Live Music Accompaniment On Friday the 25th October 2024 at 7:30 pm Join us on the eve of your Halloween weekend for a classic silent horror of the silver screen with live music accompaniment. The Weary Death is an early silent film by Fritz Lang, a precursor to Dr Mabuse and Metropolis. It tells the story of a young couple driving along a country road who pick up a hitchhiker, little realising that the stranger is Death himself. Death soon takes away the man and sets the woman a series of challenges to restore her lover to life. This silent German expressionist masterpiece proved inspirational to directors Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock. The live musical accompaniment will be provided by Stephen Horne on piano. Tickets £15 including a delightful gin cocktail and a 20% donation to the King's Chaplaincy Trust. Please click here to purchase. Stephen Horne has long been internationally considered one of the leading silent film accompanists. A house pianist at London’s BFI Southbank for over thirty years, he has played at all the major UK venues and recorded music for scores of films. Although principally a pianist, he often incorporates other instruments into his performances, sometimes simultaneously. He regularly performs internationally and in recent years his accompaniments have met with acclaim at film festivals in Europe, North America and Asia. In 2011 and 2012, he was commissioned to compose ensemble scores for the London Film Festival Archive Galas of 'The First Born' and 'The Manxman'. And every year since 2014, he has won in one or more categories in the annual Silent London poll.

THE WEARY DEATH (also known as Destiny)
Director Fritz Lang - 1921
An Evening of Silent Horror with Live Music Accompaniment
On Friday the 25th October 2024 at 7:30 pm

Join us on the eve of your Halloween weekend for a classic silent horror of the silver screen with live music accompaniment.

The Weary Death is an early silent film by Fritz Lang, a precursor to Dr Mabuse and Metropolis. It tells the story of a young couple driving along a country road who pick up a hitchhiker, little realising that the stranger is Death himself. Death soon takes away the man and sets the woman a series of challenges to restore her lover to life. This silent German expressionist masterpiece proved inspirational to directors Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock.

The live musical accompaniment will be provided by Stephen Horne on piano.

Tickets £15 including a delightful gin cocktail and a 20% donation to the King's Chaplaincy Trust. Please click here to purchase.

Stephen Horne has long been internationally considered one of the leading silent film accompanists. A house pianist at London’s BFI Southbank for over thirty years, he has played at all the major UK venues and recorded music for scores of films. Although principally a pianist, he often incorporates other instruments into his performances, sometimes simultaneously. He regularly performs internationally and in recent years his accompaniments have met with acclaim at film festivals in Europe, North America and Asia. In 2011 and 2012, he was commissioned to compose ensemble scores for the London Film Festival Archive Galas of 'The First Born' and 'The Manxman'. And every year since 2014, he has won in one or more categories in the annual Silent London poll.