Preview for schools: Der Heilige Berg by Arnold Fanck 106’ (Germany, 1926)

Der Heilige Berg (1926) is widely considered to be the first Bergfilm as it contains all of the typical features of a mountain film. It is a whirlwind story of love, friendship and death, and a majestic portrait of unforgiving, cloudy peaks, jagged rocks, grand massifs, glaciers and crevices, snowstorms and avalanches. The plot unfolds against a backdrop of bravery, courage and heroism in the face of nature, alluring and untamed, evocatively captured at great risk amidst desolate snowy landscapes.

The Haydn Orchestra was founded in 1960 by the Provinces and Municipalities of Trento and Bolzano and is recognised as a concert institution by Italy’s Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment. The Orchestra has performed at Italy’s major concert halls and has taken part in a range of festivals across Europe and in the United States. Gustav Kuhn has been the Haydn Orchestra’s art director since 2003.