On 20 August at 20:30, Buster Keaton’s 1926 The General screens in Kloosterkerk with improvised organ music by Geerten van de Wetering; tickets start at €12.50.
What you need to know
Time, cost and experience need to be read together:Silent cinema was never truly silent. Keaton used real trains, physical risk and exact editing to create speed; the live organ now decides tension, comedy and pauses again in the room. The famous bridge climax had to be achieved in one take and became an emblem of expensive practical filmmaking. Improvisation means this evening cannot sound exactly like a recorded version. The trade-off is a church setting where seat, screen angle and acoustic position influence the experience. For context, On 20 August at 20:30, Buster Keaton’s 1926 The General screens in Kloosterkerk with improvised organ music by Geerten van de Wetering; tickets start at €12.50.
- The concert is 20 August at 20:30 in Kloosterkerk.
- The film is Buster Keaton’s 1926 classic The General.
- Geerten van de Wetering improvises the organ score live.
- Tickets cost €12.50–€17.50; use Lange Voorhout 4.
Hokimi field note: Arrive early enough to balance screen visibility with the organ’s sound. Avoid replaying the most famous clips beforehand and let the live score make the timing new.
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On 20 August at 20:30, Buster Keaton’s 1926 The General screens in Kloosterkerk with improvised organ music by Geerten van de Wetering; tickets start at €12.50.
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