Firmly set in cinemaย’s pantheon for his masterpieces Die Nibelungen, Metropolis and M, iconographic filmmaker Fritz Lang had his first great success with the 1921 visually exuberant, existential fairy tale Destiny, which will be shown al fresco at Discovery Green as a co-presentation under KUHFย’s Silent Film Concerts, with live musical accompaniment by Austinย’s The Invincible Czars. When Death (stone-faced Bernhard Goetzke) claims her fiancรฉ, the indomitable Lil Dagover challenges The Stranger to find someone else to take her belovedย’s place, setting in motion three fantasy tales from Persia, Renaissance Venice and old China in which the womanย’s love is tested. Forget the German gothic metaphysics, itย’s the image thatย’s preeminent and wildly sumptuous ย— that staircase to Heaven, Death appearing out of a whirl of dust, the miniature army marching out of the magicianย’s box, the nighttime inky Venetian canalsย…7 p.m. 1500 McKinney. For information, call 713-400-7336 or visit www.discoverygreen.com/eventscalendar. Free.


Fri., March 6, 7 p.m., 2009

This article appears in Mar 5-11, 2009.

D.L. Groover has contributed to countless reputable publications including the Houston Press since 2003. His theater criticism has earned him a national award from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia...