Ditzners Kino Roulette: Die Frau, nach der man sich sehnt

In the organizer's words:

Witness when theHaus is transformed into a stylish movie salon. Erwin Ditzner (Future Jazz RLP Prize Winner 2024) and his musical guests will revive the glamor and fascination of the silent film era.

As the soundtrack and film track could not be recorded together in the early years of film, the films were accompanied by live music - a role that drummer Ditzner takes on this evening with pianist Paata Demurishvili. Join us for an evening full of passion and improvisation, always new and unique.

In February, we will be showing the film "The Woman You Long For" by Kurt Bernhardt from 1929 with Marlene Dietrich. The film, based on the book by Max Brod, is both a film noir and a drama. It is one of Dietrich's best silent films and shows, shortly before her breakthrough with "The Blue Angel", that it was not only Josef von Sternberg who shaped her type of role as a femme fatale. Marlene Dietrich plays Stascha, who begs a young man on his honeymoon to free her from her companion Dr. Karoff, played by a grimly brilliant Fritz Kortner. A murderous love triangle begins and finally culminates on New Year's Eve in a snow-covered mountain hotel. The story itself is straightforward. But modern tracking shots, a powerful visual language rich in metaphors, a deeply erotically charged atmosphere, an illustrious costume design and a long masked ball make "The Woman You Long For" a very special experience, made even more intense by the improvised live soundtrack by Erwin Ditzner and Paata Demurishvili.

Before the screening, Dr. Morticia Zschiesche, film scholar and curator of the series, will introduce the film with a short lecture. Afterwards, we cordially invite you to join us for a fun bar conversation about film and jazz over a good glass of wine and small treats.

Price information:

B.O.: 13 € (plus fees) / B.O.: 18 € / B.O. reduced: 10 €