Comfort Film Presents:
Silent Films and Loud Music

Journey into the Night (1921)
With a live musical score by
Ira Glass with special Guest

Journey into the Night (German: Der Gang in die Nacht) (1921)

Dr Eigil Borne is engaged to Hélène, a girl who is madly in love with him. At Hélène's birthday celebration, Eigil invites her to a cabaret, where he meets his other love, Lily, a passionate, fiery and funny dancer.

Directed by F. W. Murnau
Starring Olaf Fønss
Runtime 69 minutes
Media: Digital Projection
Free
Out on the Comfort Station Lawn Weather Permitting

About Ira Glass
"John Cook of experimental rock band Godstar Megamax, Deirdre Fromberg of industrial techno group Anti-Soul Organization, and Sam Pardo of electronic rock band Crisis Actress join forces with Lise Ivanova, Landon Kerouac, and Kaleb Wallace of post-hardcore band Ira Glass for a special live, improvised scoring of the silent German Expressionist drama Der Gang in die Nacht (1921), F.W. Murnau's earliest surviving film."

About the Goethe Institute.
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Programmed for Comfort Station by Raul Benitez, Emily Perez, Luna Lux and Mat Tapey.