SMAFF X Dracula’s ghostriders
Thursday, 22nd January 2026, h 18:00, Dracula Club
The evening, which will consist of two films, will open with Before & After – The Intimate Story of a Collection (2025). The documentary by Anne de Boismilon traces the singular history of Anne and Wolfgang Titze, and the convergence of two lives, cultures, and sensibilities through contemporary art. The screening will be followed by a moderated conversation between Diana Segantini, Managing Director of SMAFF, and the film protagonists Anne de Boismilon and Wolfgang Titze.
BEFORE & AFTER – The Intimate Story of a Collection
During a walk through their sculpture park in Provence, Anne and Wolfgang Titze — she Parisian, he Viennese — unravel the thread of a unique story: the meeting of two universes and two cultures which, far from contradicting each other, have found a creative harmony in their differences.
Their distinct paths in life — Wolfgang passionate about music, Anne in love with words — converge in this remarkable collection of contemporary art, which is far more than a mere accumulation of works: it is a true artistic symphony. Each piece acquired by the two over more than three decades speaks not only of their shared passion, but also of the subtle dialogue between their respective sensibilities.
Written by: Anne de Boismilon
Direction: Anne de Boismilon, Julien Viala
Image: Grégoire Scherpe, Pierre Bouras
Editing: Julien Viala
Music: Thomas Cappeau
Runtime: 60 minutes
Year: 2025
Country: France
Langue : French and German
Nosferatu, the Vampyre
The second presentation of the evening will be Nosferatu, the Vampyre (1979), directed by Werner Herzog. Herzog’s interpretation – both homage and reimagining of Murnau’s silent original and Bram Stoker’s Dracula – unfolds as a meditation on plague, solitude, and the slow encroachment of the night. With Klaus Kinski in the role of Count Dracula, the film remains one of the most enduring cinematic treatments of vampirism and gothic horror.
