Comfort Film Presents: Silent Films and Loud Music
With a live musical score by Musician Tim Corpus doing a live musical score of
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)
This screening is in partnership with The Goethe-Institut Chicago.
Plot: Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife, leading to sinister consequences.
Directed by F. W. Murnau
Starring
Max Schreck
Gustav von Wangenheim
Greta Schröder
Alexander Granach
Media: Digital Projection
Runtime: 94 minutes
About Tim Corpus: Filipino-American composer and arts manager Tim Corpus brings his music to global audiences with performances at renowned venues like Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia Festival, Chicago’s Auditorium Theater, and the Kennedy Center, as well as recognition on BBC Radio3, NPR, Illinois Public Media and CNN Money. As a film and media composer, he has scored over 30 films and episodic projects, earning industry recognition from national festivals. An accomplished orchestrator and arranger, he often prepares music for esteemed performers worldwide, including Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli, Placido Domingo, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Third Coast Percussion, Opera Festival of Chicago, and others. As a leader in the arts, he has been Executive Director for Ear Taxi Festival, Hyde Park Youth Symphony, and Lake Forest Symphony; co-founder of the Opera Festival of Chicago; co-founder/vice-chair of the Society of Composers & Lyricists Chicago Chapter and a Governor of the Recording Academy’s Chicago Chapter. www.timcorpus.net
About the Goethe Institue: The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institute, active worldwide. We promote the study of German abroad and encourage international cultural exchange. goethe.de/ins/us/en/ueb/auf.html
Programmed for Comfort Station by Raul Benitez, Emily Perez and Mathew Tapey.
Free
Screening will be outside on the Comfort Station Lawn weather permitting.
