Past event
Kohlhiesel's Daughters (Kohlhiesel's Töchter) Screening with LIVE music accompaniment: - FREE but please book
A silent comedy masterwork by the famed director Ernst Lubitsch, Kohlhiesel's Daughters offers an alpine, German take on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.
Featuring two of the greatest stars of German silent cinema, Henny Porten and Emil Jannings, Lubitsch's slapstick farce tells the story of two sisters (both played by Porten), one sweet and flirtatious, the other angry and ill-tempered, with one not allowed to marry until the other also finds a partner. Featuring many delightful moments characteristic of the famed “Lubitsch touch,” this slapstick farce was one of the director's most popular films when it was released in Weimar Germany in 1920.
Featuring live musical accompaniment, this screening will be the UK premiere of the film's 4K digital restoration by the Friedrich Murnau Stiftung, which debuted at this year's Berlinale Film Festival.
Running time: 1h 5m
Cert TBC