Viola player and filmmaker Hugo Max presents his fourth UK tour accompanying Alfred Hitchcock’s 1927 silent masterwork The Lodger with live score.
Packed with the stylistic flourishes and experimental trick shots that would become defining trademarks of Hitchcock’s film language, the third feature by the Master of Suspense is a gripping murder mystery propelled by Ivor Novello’s iconic central performance.
Hugo Max performs live improvised scores to silent films on solo viola, regularly soundtracking screenings at London’s Prince Charles Cinema, Picturehouse Cinemas and Phoenix. He has presented nationwide tours focussing on silent horror, expressionism and the films of F. W. Murnau.
Hugo Max: There’s nothing like watching a silent film in the cinema with live score. It unites intergenerational audiences for a singular, intimate theatrical experience and rekindles a sense of magical encounter that has no streaming equivalent. Hitchcockian twists and turns become more palpable and shocking when surrounded by strangers in the dark and I hope that this spring tour will be a perfect opportunity for film lovers to discover or re-discover The Lodger.
