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The Karlsruhe cinematheque celebrates its 50 years by giving a 9.5 show, tonight (this has been advertised in the 9.5 French magazine and in a 9.5 UK mail).
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Looks like the screening will be repeated on November 20th, 2025:
https://kinemathek-karlsruhe.de/film...mutziges-geld/ -
Yes, Joerg. I forgot to mention that.
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The question is: are these original releases from the 1920s/30s where the projector should automatically stop for a few seconds for titles/intertitles/credits? And will they project it correctly? Or will the viewer not be able to read them?Comment
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In any case: Have fun in the Kinemathek!Comment
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The first 9.5 had notched titles, only. But a few years later, films had also running titles (which eventually became the standard).Originally posted by Joerg Polzfusz View PostComment
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If you can read German...
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Google translation with some minor corrections/changes:
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Dear Audience,
Today you will see two silent films from the 1920s.
These silent films will be shown to you on a narrow film format specially developed by the French film company of Charles Pathé. This 9.5mm film made amateur film, aka „home cinema“, available from Christmas 1922 onwards. Home filmmakers of the time could now make home cinema films with a simple, hand-cranked cassette camera and a corresponding hand-cranked projector. In addition, it was possible to purchase good cultural, documentary, and feature films from professional filmmakers, copied onto 9.5mm, as silent films from Pathé representatives all over the world, each with intertitles in the local language. This was unique globally at the time.
These films were also available from the Pathé agency in Germany. "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," directed by Dr. Robert Wiene, and "Song" were also included. A 100-meter roll cost 23.80 RM (RM=Reichsmark; German currency back then) at the Pathé agency in Düsseldorf at the time. Those, who could afford it, bought several films. Thus, the Pathés brought German film culture, among other things, to the whole world on 9.5mm narrow film, in abridged versions. Of course not to the cinemas, but directly to the homes. That’s where most of them are still stored today. Or they can be purchased on eBay.
This distribution has been far too little appreciated by the film industry. The "Caligari" and "Song" copies consisted of sections in different languages. They were later all given German titles/intertitles. And today, they will be shown at the original recording speed. Since the film is thicker than the material of the cut-in titles, blurring occurs during the screening.
However, the projectionist tries to compensate for this.
Now, we‘ll start the projection to show the reunion of long-dead, famous German film actors.
The copies are 90 years old!Comment
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Waw. Thanks!
Alex Thelen, who organized the projection, and Wolf Otte with his Ligonie projector.
We had three silent films :
The Parhescope promo film, with the subtitles in English. It contents several extracts from German films, so it made sense to show that film, here.
The Cabinet Of Doctor Caligari, with, of course, German intertitles.
Song (Show Life) also "in German"Comment
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Magnificent! It's great to see shows like this being put on and the historical importance of the gauge being promoted, and great you were able to go.
Caligari and Song were both originally issued with notched titles - had these prints been converted to running titles? And how was music provided for these silent films?
The Ligonie projector looks a beauty.Comment
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The copies shown were mixed from copies in different languages. The intertiles were refilmed in German by Wolf Otte.
it was originally planed to have a "modern" soundtrack, but for différent reasons that has not been possible. The films were projected with only the (beautiful) noise of the projector, which is more than unusual for a public projection, but was fine for me, as was not fan at all with the idea of the modern thing. And obviousely, the audience enjoyed, as well.Comment
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