Silent film concert: THE DRIVER (1921) in Nidaros Cathedral

On New Year's Eve, drunkard David Holm is drinking with two friends. He tells them an old legend that the last person to die on New Year's Eve is forced to drive the Wagon of Death and carry the souls of the dead for a whole year. This will be a night where David must reflect on his own life and meets a horrible fate.

Together with THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920) and NOSFERATU (1922) KJØREKARLEN is considered a masterpiece of early horror film. It has had an invaluable influence on, among others, Ingmar Bergman, Stanley Kubrick and a number of horror filmmakers. The inspiration for the iconic ax scene in THE SHINING (1980) was taken by Kubrick from the Driver.

During the film screening, organist Mattias Wager improvises on the cathedral's majestic Steinmeyer organ. With the enormous sound palette, Wager colors and comments on the silent film in a completely unique way. This will be a magnificent experience of the rare!