The Lodger with Minima

This screening will be accompanied by a live score from Minima

“One of the leading bands accompanying silent film in Europe” – Robert Rider, Head of Cinema, Barbican Centre, London).

“Minima’s spine-tingling music clung to each twist of the movie… spellbinding accompaniment.” (The Guardian)

“A superbly sinister live score by the soundtrack group Minima.” (The Financial Times)

Set in a foggy and unsettled London with a Jack the Ripper type serial killer on the loose, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) was Alfred Hitchcock’s first major commercial and critical success. Based on a story by Marie Belloc Lowndes, the film is a masterpiece of atmospheric thriller filmmaking. It contains many of Hitchcock’s subsequent trademark themes, and also features his first recognisable film cameo.

Made for Michael Balcon’s new Gainsborough studios, The Lodger was Hitchcock’s first thriller, and his first critical and commercial success, quickly establishing him as a name director. The film was described in glowing terms by trade journal Bioscope: “It is possible that this film is the finest British production ever made.”

About Minima:

“Minima are one of the leading bands accompanying silent film in Europe.” (Barbican Centre, London)

Their music is a 21st-Century interpretation of the images of 1920s silent films. Using multiple instruments and state-of-the-art sound equipment, creating an uncompromising, unique, immersive cinema experience.

Based in Bristol, they perform our original film scores in cinemas, art centres and festivals.

“Acclaimed soundscapers Minima provide a superlative soundtrack.” (Time Out London)

Minima’s instrumentation features cello, double bass, regular and baritone guitars, mandolin, autoharp, dulcimer, synthesizer, glockenspiel and drum kit, watching and listening to them play a live score to a silent is a mesmerising experience and one you won’t forget.