Centenary Cinema Season: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari at the Electric Palace

Bridport Electric Palace

Join us for our first film of our Centenary Cinema Season to celebrate 100 years of the Bridport Electric Palace.

Robert Wiene’s Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari is one of the most influential films in cinema history, a work that shocked audiences and forever altered the course of filmmaking. Set in a small German town during a carnival, the story follows Dr. Caligari, a mysterious hypnotist who unveils his eerie attraction: Cesare, a sleepwalker said to predict the future. By night, however, Caligari awakens Cesare to carry out his dark commands. With its jagged, dreamlike sets and chilling atmosphere, the film redefined how stories could be told on screen, leaving an indelible mark on the evolution of horror, film noir, and gothic cinema.

Presented here as a one-off screening featuring live musical accompaniment by musician Hugo Max, who will perform an original score on viola.

Hugo Max is a British-Austrian musician, filmmaker and painter who performs live improvised scores to silent films on solo viola. He regularly soundtracks screenings at London’s Prince Charles Cinema and Picturehouse Cinemas across the UK. In 2024 he presented his first nationwide tour accompanying a selection of classic silent horrors and thrillers and performed his second tour in spring 2025 focussing on the films of F. W. Murnau.

Join Hugo Max as he accompanies the greatest horror films of the silent era with live soundtracks on solo viola,  reimagined for contemporary audiences with Max’s visceral performances.

Tour Website: https://hugomax.co.uk/scoring-silent-cinema

Sunday 25 January at 3pm

Age Restriction: U

Ticket Price: £12.50

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901

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