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German Film Festival 2013 Focus Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau

1 – 5 October at the New Zealand Film Archive Wellington

The Goethe-Institut have dug deep into the catalogue of films by silent film legend Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau for the 2013 edition of our FOCUS Festival. Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau was one of the most important film directors in the silent era of the 1920s. His films still have great influence on contemporary filmmakers. As Wim Wenders once said of the innovative director, “Murnau was light years ahead of his time.”

If you should only have time for two films, we strongly recommend you experience the revolutionary unchained camera technique of the tragicomedy The Last Laugh and please don’t miss the Nosferatu double bill fancy dress night – we guarantee a blood-curdling experience. Come along dressed in ghoulish theme for a chance to win free entry to the evening’s films and spot prizes. A 4:30pm screening of Werner Herzog’s 1978 remake will precede the 7pm screening of the Murnau original. During the break between the two versions of Nosferatu Wellington Institute of Technology Makeup Artistry tutor Dany S. Pike and students will give a phantasmagorical display of vampire prosthetics.

In collaboration with the New Zealand Film Archive, the Goethe-Institut is delighted to be able to bring these and other films by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau to the big screen for a Wellington audience.

The German Film Festival runs October 1-5 and is held at The New Zealand Film Archive, 84 Taranaki St, Wellington. Tickets (except for opening night): $8 / $6.

There will be a reception on opening night, Tuesday October 1, at 6pm, followed by a screening of Faust: A German Folk Legend (opening night tickets: $15).

For further information and images please contact:
Ulrike Rosenfeld, Goethe-Institut Ph: +64 4 3856924 | arts@wellington.goethe.org | www.goethe.de/nz