Special Anniversary Screening - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Event
One of the most watched films over the 75 years of Cineclube do Porto, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari which this year celebrates 100 years of existence is a precursor film of German expressionism that has been dazzling, over the years, several generations of cinema lovers, which, because of that we also chose to bring to our celebrations. After a film-concert with Filho da Mãe, in April 2017, at the cinema Passos Manuel, Cineclube do Porto returns to Dr. Caligari with Haarvöl. A collective project with three permanent members (Fernando José Pereira, João Faria and Rui Manuel Vieira) and with various collaborations such as the Galician composer Xoán-Xil López and the Franco / Mexican composer and guitarist Bertrand Chavarria-Aldrete and active in the field of electronic and experimental music since 2012.
Haarvöl's music is conceptually developed in the exploration of the properties of sounds, in order to achieve cinematic and image environments. Sounds are not restricted to their medial origins: both digital and analog sources are used and mixed in complex compositions with special attention to detail.
The film takes place in Dr. Caligari's asylum who, with his hypnotic powers, controls his patients at will. A twisted and delusional portrait that aims to reflect on a Germany destroyed by the First World War. One of the greatest cinematic events in history. It was with “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” that German expressionism was born. Its deformed sets are a milestone in the history of the seventh art and intended to mirror Caligari's crazy gaze on the real world.
Haarvöl's music is conceptually developed in the exploration of the properties of sounds, in order to achieve cinematic and image environments. Sounds are not restricted to their medial origins: both digital and analog sources are used and mixed in complex compositions with special attention to detail.
The film takes place in Dr. Caligari's asylum who, with his hypnotic powers, controls his patients at will. A twisted and delusional portrait that aims to reflect on a Germany destroyed by the First World War. One of the greatest cinematic events in history. It was with “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” that German expressionism was born. Its deformed sets are a milestone in the history of the seventh art and intended to mirror Caligari's crazy gaze on the real world.
