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Nosferatu (1922) screened live with period-style orchestra
Original: This was so cool watching the silent film, Nosferatu (1922), exactly as it was screened when first released with a live
FILM: A silent-era classic returned to the screen the way audiences first saw it in 1922, with live orchestral accompaniment recreating the original theater experience. Fans of early cinema are celebrating the event, noting that a century ago orchestras routinely played alongside films, stage plays, singers and dancers, and that hearing Nosferatu with a full live score brings the pioneering horror film vividly back to life.
Why now: A rare live-orchestra screening of the 1922 silent horror classic has revived interest in how films were originally experienced.
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- This was so cool watching the silent film, Nosferatu (1922), exactly as it was screened when first released with a live "11-and-piano" theater orchestra. A hundred years ago live orchestras accompanied singers, dancers, magicians, stage plays, & movies. They performed the… · elaterite@mastoart.social · 5
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