30/08/2026
The Silent North
03.09 > 26.11
As the birthplace of some fantastic cinematic masterpieces, Scandinavian silent film grew into a major creative force in the early twentieth century. Drawing on the literary boldness and visual experimentation that would later define Expressionism, Danish and Swedish studios, with filmmakers such as Sjöström, Stiller and Dreyer, developed a distinctive cinematic language of their own. Their films first conquered Europe and then went on to captivate Hollywood.
This programmation traces all the way back to the early days of silent cinema (1909–1924), accompanied by live piano, it covers the birth of epic stories in which nature takes centre stage, as well as the emergence of the first international film stars.
