Halloween screening of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu with live musical accompaniment by the Berman Trio
Who: The Rio Grande Theatre
What: Showing of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu
When: October 31, 2009
Where: The Rio Grande Theatre
Contact: (575) 523-6403
Halloween screening of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu with live musical accompaniment by the Berman Trio
How do your favorite bloodsuckers fare in the Vampire wars? The Lestat Chronicles? Dandy Boys. The True Blood series? Wimps. The Twilight Books? Poseurs. The first vampire is still the champion! F.W. Murnau’s atmospheric silent masterpiece Nosferatu returns to the big screen, where it belongs, on Halloween night, Saturday, October 31, 2009, with musical accompaniment, live on the Rio Grande Theatre stage, by the Berman Trio. You’ve seen the rest, now experience the best!
The earliest surviving screen adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel has had a long and dangerous life of its own. Almost destroyed by Stoker’s widow because of copyright infringement, this film has outlasted many others of the silent era. Originally released in 1922 as Nosferatu, Eine Symphonie Des Grauens, director F.W. Murnau’s chilling and eerie adaption of Stoker’s Dracula is a silent masterpiece of terror which to this day is the most striking and frightening portrayal of the legend. Combined with a new score, compiled by Nathaniel Berman, Alexandra Aguirre-Berman and Ann Berman, from contemporary chamber works for woodwinds, and played live on stage, the result is an atmospheric reworking of a cinematic classic with the immediacy of a live chamber concert.
The Rio Grande Theatre is located at 211 N. Main, in Las Cruces. Doors open at 7:30pm. Live entertainment and a costume contest begin at 8pm, with the screening following at 9:30pm. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased via the website at www.RioGrandeTheatre.com or at the box office, night of show. Receive a $3 discount by wearing a costume! For more information visit the website or call (575) 523-6403.
