Screening of Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1932 film 'Vampyr' accompanied by a live score performed by Not So Silent Cinema.
Not So Silent Cinema brings a live score to Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1932 film Vampyr at Glen Foerd on Thursday, October 15. The screening runs from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, and the music is performed by composer Brendan Cooney.
Vampyr is a Danish art-house classic that works on atmosphere rather than jump scares. It's built from washed-out images, wandering shadows, and ghostly figures that create an unsettling, dreamlike mood—the kind of film that lingers more than it shocks. Critics have pointed to it as a precursor to the later work of Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch, so if those names ring a bell, this is exactly the kind of thing you'd expect: slow-burn tension and a strong sense of dread.
Not So Silent Cinema has been composing and performing original music for classic silent films since 2010. For Vampyr, Cooney blends violin, clarinet, piano, and bass with analog electronics in a moody, surreal mix. It echoes the old-world, Eastern-European soundscape the ensemble wrote for Nosferatu, a piece they've been performing for 14 years to rave reviews. Hearing it live changes the experience—the music isn't just playing over the film; it's reacting to it in real time.
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Tickets are $25 for general admission and $20 for students and seniors. The screening is at Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114, on Thursday, October 15, from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM.
