After last year's successful start, three special silent films will once again be shown in the Hofkirche St. Leodegar. Court organist Stéphane Mottoul accompanies the screenings live and lends them an impressive emotional depth with his virtuoso organ improvisations.
The following films will be shown:
28.3.2026
"The General" (1926)
Buster Keaton's classic tells the story of how locomotive driver Johnnie Gray recaptures his kidnapped locomotive "General" and his lover Annabelle during the American Civil War. Today, the film is one of the most important comedies of the silent film era.
26.9.2026
"Holidays in Weggis on Lake Lucerne" (1920s)
This short travel film takes us from Lucerne via Weggis to the Rhone Glacier. Restored from an original 35 mm nitrate negative and digitized in 2022, it shows Central Switzerland in the 1920s.
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"Berlin - The Symphony of the Metropolis" (1927)
Walter Ruttmann's avant-garde documentary is considered a milestone in film history and shows a day in Berlin in rhythmically edited images. Work, traffic, leisure and pleasure merge into a visual symphony of the metropolis in the Weimar Republic.
Grand court organ: Stéphane Mottoul
Concert introduction: Peter Leimgruber, Stattkino & Cécile Vilas, Director Memoriav
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
Box office from 8 pm
The following films will be shown:
28.3.2026
"The General" (1926)
Buster Keaton's classic tells the story of how locomotive driver Johnnie Gray recaptures his kidnapped locomotive "General" and his lover Annabelle during the American Civil War. Today, the film is one of the most important comedies of the silent film era.
26.9.2026
"Holidays in Weggis on Lake Lucerne" (1920s)
This short travel film takes us from Lucerne via Weggis to the Rhone Glacier. Restored from an original 35 mm nitrate negative and digitized in 2022, it shows Central Switzerland in the 1920s.
-
"Berlin - The Symphony of the Metropolis" (1927)
Walter Ruttmann's avant-garde documentary is considered a milestone in film history and shows a day in Berlin in rhythmically edited images. Work, traffic, leisure and pleasure merge into a visual symphony of the metropolis in the Weimar Republic.
Grand court organ: Stéphane Mottoul
Concert introduction: Peter Leimgruber, Stattkino & Cécile Vilas, Director Memoriav
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
Box office from 8 pm
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CHF 30
Young people and students with ID CHF 20
Children CHF 15
Young people and students with ID CHF 20
Children CHF 15
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