Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Cinema
F.W. Murnau, 1922 1h 28m
British-Austrian musician Hugo Max will perform an improvised soundtrack on solo viola to accompany F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu.
British-Austrian musician Hugo Max will perform an improvised soundtrack on solo viola to accompany F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu.
Hugo Max is a British-Austrian musician, specialising in live scores to silent films. Fresh from his nationwide tour in Spring 2025, accompanying a selection of classic silent horrors and thrillers, we are delighted to welcome Hugo to Towner Cinema to perform an improvised soundtrack on solo viola to accompany F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu.
An iconic film of German expressionist cinema, and one of the most famous of all silent movies, F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu continues to haunt modern audiences.
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