Warsaw | "The Student Prince" – screening with live music

The Iluzjon Cinema invites you on 27 August 2020 at 8.00 p.m. to the screening of the last silent film by Ernst Lubitsch The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg. Music for the film will be performed live by composer, arranger and improviser Aleksandra Chmielewska.

Aleksandra Chmielewska focuses on the relationship between music and visual art. In her music, she seeks to establish deep emotional connection with the listeners. She composes orchestral, choral and chamber music.

The drama The Student Prince is now considered a classic by many film historians and one of Lubitsch's best silent films. It was produced in 1927 by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The script was based on the 1901 play Old Heidelberg by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster. This is the story of a young prince, heir to Karlsurg, who falls in love with a beautiful barmaid during his studies. Soon, however, he must choose between his heart and his duty to the royal family and the whole country. The main roles were played by pre-war cinema stars: Ramón Novarro, Norma Shearer and Philippe De Lacy. The Student Prince was produced for over 108 days and cost over a million dollars.

More information at: http://www.iluzjon.fn.org.pl/filmy/info/5154/ksiaze-student.html