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The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks
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Alternative titleMr West · Die seltsamen Abenteuer des Mr. West im Lande der Bolschewiki
Year2016
FormatSilent film with newly composed live score · original film 1924
Runtime77′14″
DirectorLev Kuleshov (original film)
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ensemble and prerecorded sound
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About the work
About the work
A new live score for Lev Kuleshov’s 1924 silent-film classic, combining ensemble writing, prerecorded sound, found references and theatrical sound effects.
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CommissionCommissioned by Wiener Konzerthaus for Film + Musik live
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New score: Judit Varga
Original film: 1924 · directed by Lev Kuleshov
Original film: 1924 · directed by Lev Kuleshov
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Festivals / screenings
29 March 201619:30 · World premiere · Film screening with Judit Varga's live score · PHACE; Leonhard Garms, conductor · Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna12 January 201720:00 · Film screening with Judit Varga's live score · Transparent Sound Festival · PHACE · Müpa Budapest7 June 201719:30 · Film screening with Judit Varga's live score · Festival brücken · PHACE · Kunsthaus Mürz, Anton Webern Saal, Mürzzuschlag2 October 201720:30 · Showreel screening · cercle 2_2017: Filmmusik · Excerpts from both films · Schikaneder Kino, Vienna
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Images 1–3: archive images from the composer’s 2017 worklist. Image 4: still from The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (1924), directed by Lev Kuleshov.