DAS LIED VON DER GLUTROTEN BLUME

THU, 2 SEP — 7.30 PM

Introduction — Richard Siedhoff on reconstructing the original music

»The Song of the Scarlet Flower« | MUSIC New record of the original score by Armas Järnefelt from 1919 in the reconstruction by Jaakko Kuusisto (2019) conducted by Jaako Kuusisto // DCP format | tinted | Sweden | 1919 | 100 min | age 6+

Even Scandinavian films from 1921 are returning to Weimar’s screens. The Song of the Scarlet Flower goes with-
out “the vapid impression of make-up, false beards and fake kitschy folk costumes” (F. Olimsky). The romantic escapades of a rich farmer’s son
unfold against the backdrop of the epic landscape. After being unfaithful to his wife, he is forced to leave his parents’ farm and work as a woodcutter. Soon, he sets his sights on the local landowner’s daughter, but he must do something extraordinary to win her over: he has to conquer the mighty rapids on just a tree trunk. The film will be accompanied by a recording of the 1919 original orchestral score by Armas Järnefeld, conducted in 2019 by Jaakko Kuusisto.
REGIE Mauritz Stiller DARSTELLER*INNEN Lillebill Christensen | Lars Hansson