The famous Norwegian 1926 silent film “The Bridal Party in Hardanger” will be presented in the new National Center for the Performing Arts October 29th.
The Bridal Party in Hardanger will be screened with musical accompaniment by the China Broadcasting and Film Symphony Orchestra conducted by Norwegian conductor Kjell Seim. Soloist ms Ase Teigland performs on the Hardanger violin, the Norwegian national instrument. Filmmusic composer Halldor Krogh has rearranged the original score for the film and composed new music. A substantial part of The Bridal Party in Hardanger film’s music are works by Edvard Grieg.
Photo published with permission from The National Library of Norway and Magne Breistein
The Bridal Party in Hardanger (1848) is the name of the most famous national romantic work by painters Tiedemand and Gude. In 1926 it inspired the director Rasmus Breistein as the title for a grand silent film drama from rural Norway. At the time it was a spectacular film project, and it became a big succes. The main actress Aase Bye stars as the deceived Marit in a film that features a story of love, deceit and forgiveness in a national romantic guise. And naturally, with a true bridal party in Hardanger, the magnificent fjord and mountain landscapes of western Norway.
Photo published with permission from The National Library of Norway and Magne Breistein
In connection with the silent film concert a Chinese/English subtitled DVD version will be produced and launched. The DVD version includes a documentary on the director Rasmus Breistein as well as a documentary on the restoration of the music to the silent film all with Chinese subtitles. The DVDs filmmusic was recorded by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ole Kristian Ruud for the original DVD launched in Norway in 2007 by the Norwegian Film Institute.
NCPA website: www.chncpa.org