Welkom bij hét Jazz Film Festival!
Programma
15:30 uur Un témoin dans la ville
17:30 uur Diner en live muziek (Hotel De Wereld)
20:00 uur Köln '75 (Keith Jarrett)
22:00 uur After Party met DJ Jazzdad
Un témoin dans la ville
In Wageningen, we'll be starting Saturday, November 1st at 3:30 PM at Visum Mundi with the French film "Un témoin dans la ville." A true film noir from 1959, Un témoin dans la ville (Dutch: A Witness in the City) was directed by Édouard Molinaro. The film is considered a hidden gem within the French crime genre of its time.
The film centers on Ancelin, played by Lino Ventura, who seeks revenge after a friend of his is killed. The friend was murdered by his mistress, but the case is covered up as an accident. However, Ancelin knows that a taxi driver witnessed what really happened. He begins a relentless hunt for that witness, leading to a thrilling game of cat and mouse through the streets of Paris.
In "Un témoin dans la ville," jazz music plays a strikingly important role, both in terms of content and style. The soundtrack was composed and performed by Barney Wilen, a leading French jazz saxophonist, also known for his work with Miles Davis (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud, 1958).
The jazz music perfectly underscores the film noir-like atmosphere of the story: nighttime streets, moral ambiguity, loneliness, menace. Jazz is not merely a decorative element here, but a vehicle for atmosphere. Wilen's sultry saxophone notes exude the film's tension and existential nature.
The protagonist, Ancelin (Lino Ventura), is a silent, cold-blooded avenger. The music emphasizes his inner turmoil, without him having to express it himself. The jazz sounds sometimes nervous, sometimes languid, thus reflecting his state of mind. Instead of dialogue, the film often lets the music do the talking.
Year
1959
Direction
Edouard Molinaro
Cast & Crew
Lino Ventura, Sandra Milo, Franco Fabrizi, Robert Dalban, Jacques Berthier
Duration
86 minutes
On the site off Visum Mundi you can order your ticket for the film Un témoin dans la ville
Live jazz music and dinner
After this first (exciting) film, it's time to relax! From Visum Mundi, we walk 50 meters to the adjacent historic Hotel De Wereld. Jazz in Wageningen, in collaboration with Hotel De Wereld, offers live jazz music from 5:30 PM. Singer Eva Kieboom will perform alongside guitarist Maurice Rugebregt.
During the performance, you can enjoy a delicious Jazz & Burger (€ 19,50) or a three-course culinary menu (€ 45,00).
Op de site off Hotel De Wereld your can order your ticket for the dinner with live jazz music.
Eva Kieboom & Maurice Rugebregt
Edison Award-winning singer Eva Kieboom combines jazz and pop with Brazilian influences. This pairs perfectly with guitarist Maurice Rugebregt. His music also combines jazz with Brazilian influences like Bossa Nova and samba. Plenty of ingredients, then, for wonderful music to accompany a delicious meal.
Köln '75 (Keith Jarrett)
After dinner and the performance, we walk back to Visum Mundi, where the second film/documentary begins at 8:00 PM.
The best-selling improvised solo piano concerto of all time is undoubtedly "The Köln Concert" by Keith Jarrett. A concert with a bizarre origin story. We follow Vera Brandes, who, at eighteen, had the audacity to organize this concert at the Cologne Opera. A concert where everything went wrong, but which nevertheless became a hit with millions of jazz lovers worldwide. Improvisation of the purest kind by Keith Jarrett, because the musical theme of the concert is a direct result of the gong in the foyer that calls the guests to take their seats... (Really?...Really!)
We can only give you one piece of advice: sit back and be amazed at everything that goes wrong. And if at any point you think nothing more can go wrong... well, it does! And yet, in the end, something sensational comes out!
Year
2025
Direction
Ido Fluk
Cast & Crew
Mala Emde, John Magaro, Michael Chernus, Alexander Scheer, Susanne Wolf
Duration
110 minuten
Op the site off Visum Mundi you can order your ticket for the film Köln '75 (Keith Jarrett)
After Party DJ Jazzdad
After the special documentary Köln '75 around 10:00 PM, there's time to chat over a drink in the Visum Mundi foyer.
Real record players!
Real suitcases full of vinyl!
When Maurice Rugebregt, also known as DJ Jazzdad, dives into his suitcases full of jazz records, he transforms the Visum Mundi foyer into a true jazz club. And if you also start requesting records, the vintage jazz atmosphere will be a fitting end to a wonderful Jazz Film Festival day in Wageningen.
Een stukje geschiedenis!
A good idea doesn't have to be complicated. Bring together a group of passionate jazz lovers from Oosterbeek, Arnhem, and Wageningen – all with a love of film – and something special is born: a sparkling Jazz Film Festival. A festival where the magic of jazz and film collide. Where you're transported to impressive documentaries, captivating music stories, and legendary performances on the big screen. And that's just the beginning. Surrounding the films, you'll experience live music, meet inspiring speakers, and feel the energy of a shared passion. For everyone who knows that music makes life more beautiful – and film only enhances that feeling.
A real festival!
This year marks the fourth edition of the Jazz Film Festival! This year, it's taking place on Friday, October 31st in Arnhem, Saturday, November 1st in Wageningen, and Sunday, November 2nd in Oosterbeek. This year, more than ever, it's a real festival. Not just films/documentaries, but also live jazz music, dinners, interviews, and afterparties.
Arnhem en Oosterbeek
Jazz in Wageningen is organizing the Jazz Film Festival in collaboration with Focus Filmtheater in Arnhem (Jazz in Arnhem) and the Kultuurwerkplaats in Oosterbeek. The festival kicks off in Arnhem on Friday, October 31st, and Oosterbeek takes over from us in Wageningen on Sunday, November 2nd. An overview of the 3-day Jazz Film Festival 2025 can be found at www.jazzfilmfestival.nl.
Tickets
Films
Tickets for the films are sold through Visum Mundi. A ticket for "Un témoin dans la ville" costs €12.50. A ticket for Köln '75 costs € 14,50. A combined ticket for both films costs € 25,00
Buy here your ticket(s) at Visum Mundi.
Note: For a combined ticket, first order a ticket for Un témoin dans la ville and then the cheaper ticket (€12.50) for the film Köln '75.
Friends of Jazz in Wageningen can also receive a €12.50 refund by forwarding the confirmation email from Visum Mundi to info@jazzinwageningen.nl with a refund request.
Eten
Reservations for dinner during the live jazz performance are made through Hotel De Wereld. They offer a choice of a Jazz & Burger (€ 19,50) or a 3-course culinary menu (€45,00).
Locations
Visum Mundi, Generaal Foulkesweg 1, 6703 BG WAGENINGEN
Hotel De Wereld, 5 Mei Plein 1, 6703 CD WAGENINGEN
