The Last Laugh (Der letzte Mann)

Live musical accompaniment by Berklee Silent Film Orchestra

Showings

Castro Theatre Fri, May 29, 2015 7:00 PM
$22 general / $20 member (No processing fee!)
Film Info
Director:F.W. Murnau
Cast:Emil Jannings
Maly Delschaft
Max Hiller
Emilie Kurz
Hans Unterkircher
Year:1924
Country:Germany
Total Run Time:90 mins.

Description

In this, his greatest role, Emil Jannings plays the chief porter at a prestigious hotel, a position affording him respect and dignity. His military-style uniform is the emblem of his stature­—especially among his poor neighbors—and a source of great personal pride, so his subsequent demotion to washroom attendant and the loss of the uniform is devastating.

The film’s emotional depth is bolstered by its technical innovation—Murnau’s “unchained” camera is as beautifully expressive as Jannings’s breathtaking performance and allows the story to flow without the need for intertitles.

Live musical accompaniment by the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra

Co-presented by Berlin & Beyond and the German Consulate General San Francisco