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Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
Brief review of Munich Filmmuseum Restoration
I've just seen the world theatrical premier of the restoration done by the Munich Filmmuseum. It was presented, along with the premier of a restoration of Alraune (1928), by University of Chicago's Documentary Film Group. A similar review of Alraune can be found on IMDb. Filmmuseum Director Stefan Drößler provided a brief introduction and information about the restoration process. The überexcellent Aljoshe Zimmerman provided piano accompaniment to the film. The film itself was utterly magnificent. Drößler said that the film was approximately 1900 meters, I believe. In restoring, the Filmmuseum paid attention to getting the original intertitles just right as well as properly tinting the film as was likely intended by Murnau. What results is not merely a film, but an experience in art.
Alraune (1928)
Brief, brief review of Munich Filmmuseum Restoration
I've just seen the world theatrical premier of the Munich Filmmuseum's restoration of this classic, presented by University of Chicago's Documentary Film Group in cooperation with Chicago's Goethe Institute and Lufthansa. Live piano accompaniment was provided by the excellent Aljoshe Zimmerman with an introduction by Stefan Drößler, director of the Filmmuseum. Zimmerman composed the score for the Filmmuseum and additionally accompanied "Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens" (also restored and presented as a double feature). The restoration was pieced together largely from surviving reels from Russia and Denmark, which focused on Alraune's mother and father, respectively. The restoration sports quite a few intertitles, in German, some of which were present in the original. Absolutely remarkable, and a must for anyone who appreciates excellent cinema.