Energia Dźwięku: Faust | Live Music Screening by Haxan Ensemble

F. W. Murnau's “Faust” (Germany, 1926), a silent film, will be screened with live music performed by Haxan Ensemble as part of the Energia Dźwięku series. The film is based on Johann Wolfgang Goethe's drama “Faust” and German legends and folk tales. The hero is Dr. Faust. To stop a plague epidemic in his city, he makes a 24-hour pact with the devil Mephistopheles. However, his desire for eternal youth and love overcomes his reason, so Faust sets off on a further journey that will decide the fate of the world. Murnau used unprecedented techniques of light and shadow in the film. According to the source description, he anticipated contemporary productions and laid the foundations for today's cinema. Haxan Ensemble consists of four musicians and a narrator. The group specializes in original soundtracks for classic silent films, using a wide range of instruments and synchronizing the music with the image. “Faust” is the third film the ensemble has scored, after “Haxan” and “Nosferatu - symfonia grozy”. The Energia Dźwięku screening will be the premiere performance of this soundtrack.