Another work, created in Sweden in 1921, is considered an early example of cinematic horror. The Körkarlen was directed by Victor Sjöström, who also played the main part, based on his own screenplay. The story’s protagonist is a carouser who, on New Year’s Eve, does not shy away from the pleasures of life. On his drinking spree, he encounters a carrier of souls to the other world – the deceased companion of his sinful life. The meeting provokes reflection on his past behaviour. Pioneering special effects were used to depict supernatural phenomena. In the ORLEN Main Hall, the screening will be combined with a performance by organist Michał Kocot, a lecturer at the University of Zielona Góra and the I.J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań.

This year’s NFM Organ Cinema will culminate in a comedy. In August, you will see the  Safety Last! directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor from 1923. One of the greatest actors of the silent film era, Harold Lloyd, plays an inventive, if somewhat careless youth who is comically at odds with health and safety regulations. This character represents the ordinary, aspiring American. The film is still famous for its scenes of climbing buildings, but it also epitomises the classic humour of the gag era. The music will be improvised by Italian organ virtuoso Gabriele Agrimonti – titular curator of the organ in Rome’s Church of St Louis, King of France.

See you at the NFM Organ Cinema this summer!