Tabu – a Story of South Seas by F.W. Murnau (1931)

When Letty Mason, an emotionally fragile woman from Virginia, relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors, leave Letty increasingly disturbed, resulting in tragedy.

Direction: F.W. Murnau

Screenplay: F.W. Murnau, Robert J. Flaherty

Starring: Anne Chevalier, Matahi, Hitu

Original music: Giannis Loukos

Giorgos Arnis (bass), Stefanos Theodorakis (drums), Lefki Kolovou (cello), Giannis Loukos (keyboards, electronics), Eleftheria Toya (viola)

Yiannis Loukos was born in 1985. He studied music theory and composition with Costas Varotsis (Diploma in Counterpoint, 2010) and piano with Alexandra Papastefanou (Piano Diploma with honors, 2009). He also obtained a degree in metallurgy from the National Technical University of Athens. As a pianist he has focused upon American composers of the previous century such as J. Cage, G. Crumb, M. Feldman and Robert Ashley, organizing concerts and lectures inspired by their work, such as the concert Astropolis dedicated to the International Year of Astronomy, 2009. He has performed at various venues in Greece and abroad (Nottingham Contemporary, 2015) with the musical ensemble, Radio Opera.

As a composer, he is involved in various fields of the music world from the Avant-Garde (Darmstadt International Music Festival 2014, The Fighters, for violin and viola), Music for Cinema and Video (Mechanical Principles, 2014, Honoured at the 6th International Pharos Contemporary Music Competition, Myth, 2013 – Sweet Decay, 2012, Permanent display at the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art), music for Theatre (The Little Beaver and the Echo, 2015), sound installations (Ping-Pong Delay, 2015 / Polyglot, Hong-Kong 2016), to Dark Techno with the record GLACIAL, 2012 by the French company Costes Presents. Some of his work has been interpreted by the duet LY. Recently he has also become involved in music for children and is researching the evolution of Opera through daily story-telling. He lives and works in Athens.

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The Michael Cacoyannis Foundation is organizing the 7th Silent Film Festival, entitled Love and Eroticism in Silent Film from Wednesday 22 June until Friday 1st July 2016, at 21:30, with the artistic direction of Alexandros Mouzas.

Alexandros Mouzas says about the 7th Silent Film Festival: The eroticism of silent film is subconscious, allusive, disguised, and is supported by the irresistible charm of the leading ladies or the enchanting gaze of the men. There is a constant battle between that which is proper and acceptable and that which is not, between censorship and social acceptance.

This years festival attempts to map the erotic element as it was evident in these great films by great creators, in different genres, from comedy to drama to adventure and exotic tales. Accompanied by original musical compositions which will be performed live during the screenings, another dimension and stimulus is offered to the audience in order to enhance the atmosphere of the times.

In cooperation with the STUDIO Parallilo Kykloma and Christos Papadimitriou.

^Information:

^{Wednesday 22nd June until Friday 1st July 2016, at 21:30}

^{7th Silent Film Festival, 2016}

^{LOVE & EROTISM}

^{Love and Eroticism in Silent Film}

^{With live music accompaniment}

^{Artistic Direction: Alexandros Mouzas}

^{Michael Cacoyannis Foundation}

^{Hall: Cinema}

^{Free Entrance}

^{Seats must be reserved: Tel: 210 34.18.579, Mon-Fri 11.00-14.00}