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Among the many facets of Il Cinema Ritrovato, certainly we cannot overlook the musical factor that enriches many of the festival’s screenings.<\/p>\n
The Orchestra of Teatro Comunale di Bologna returns to Piazza Maggiore with two film concerts featuring original scores<\/strong> composed and conducted by Timothy Brock to mark the centenary of two of the masterpieces of film history: Erich von Stroheim\u2019s Foolish Wives<\/em> on the 27th June and F.W. Murnau\u2019s Nosferatu<\/em> on the 2nd July. In Piazza Maggiore Dans la nuit<\/em> (1929) by Charles Vanel will be programmed with a musical accompaniment, too. Furthermore, we dedicated an entire section of the festival to music (and laughters!), The Last Laugh: German Musical Comedies<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, 1930-32. For a few precious years, a decidedly light-hearted, sensual and frivolous spirit swept through German movie theatres. The musical comedies of the late Weimar Republic, produced in a short period between the coming of sound and before the Nazi takeover are some of the hidden gems of that era, presented at this year\u2019s festival. Rooted in the operetta tradition of the 19th century but adapted to contemporary aesthetics and mores, these films introduced popular comedians and singers to the movie audience, while celebrating the urbane, sophisticated and hedonistic modernity of the Weimar Republic\u2019s cultural scene.<\/p>\n Moreover, skimming through Il Cinema Ritrovato’s programme, we find some unmissable gems<\/strong> which have music as the main topic. In the section Documents and Documentaries<\/em><\/a>, for instance, we will watch Martin Scorsese\u2019s rockumentary masterpiece The Last Waltz <\/em><\/strong>(1978) and two films dedicated to actor and singer Yves Montand (Montand est a\u0300 nous<\/strong><\/em> by Yves Jeuland) and Maurice Chevalier, famous musical actor (Rendez-vous avec Maurice Chevalier<\/strong><\/em> di Cyril Leuthy) respectively.<\/p>\n
\nRobert J. Flaherty\u2019s Nanook<\/em> of the North<\/em> and Gennaro Righelli\u2019s Cain\u00e0<\/em> also celebrate their centenaries and they will be featured within the more intimate setting of Piazzetta Pasolini<\/strong> under the illumination of vintage carbon arc projectors<\/strong> and with live music accompaniment by Stefano Pilia, Laura Agnusdei, Cecilia Stacchiotti, Tullia Benedicta and the Eduardo Raon & Frank Bockius ensemble, respectively. Also in Piazzetta Pasolini, celebrated duo Frank Bockius & Gabriel Thibaudeau will accompany the audience on a journey to the phantasmagorical moon of the \u2018magician\u2019 M\u00e9li\u00e8s, in an evening dedicated to the best of the cinema of 1902<\/strong> whereas at the Lumi\u00e8re Cinema Valentina Magaletti\u2019s drums will make Alla Nazimova\u2019s charm as Salom\u00e9<\/strong> come to life.<\/p>\n