spiderwort
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Post by spiderwort on Nov 1, 2019 23:48:18 GMT
Found this and thought it was worth passing along.
Oddly, I had recently been thinking of Robert Weine's, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), one of the seminal German Expressionist films. It's got the usual disadvantage of so many silent films - acting too often over the top - but its stylistic and narrative virtues more than overcome that for me. And I very much enjoy seeing Conrad Veidt in it, comparing him to his later famous role in Casablanca.
Any thoughts, comments, and favorite images from German Expressionism films and/or their more contemporary heirs are welcome.
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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 1, 2019 23:51:41 GMT
When I watched Faust I was surprised to see Fantasia's Night on Bald Mountain got ideas from it.
I would bet money Emil Jannings was the true model for the demon, not Lugosi. Looked like some of his poses in the movie were directly mimicked.
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Post by petrolino on Nov 2, 2019 1:19:10 GMT
That was great, thanks. Franz Kafka was a brilliant writer.
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Post by petrolino on Nov 2, 2019 1:38:04 GMT
That was great, thanks. Franz Kafka was a brilliant writer. Couldn't agree more about Kafka. There's a few writers I read when I was at school who changed the way I thought about literature. Encouraged me to push my mind to the outer limits. Kafka was definitely one.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Nov 2, 2019 1:48:51 GMT
Good documentary about German Expressionism in the Silent Era
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Nov 2, 2019 2:08:01 GMT
Good documentary about German Expressionism in the Silent Era Thanks for posting this, GoodMan. I'd forgotten about this documentary mini-series. It's a must-see for anyone interested in that critically important era of filmmaking. What a fascinating time that was. Cinema Europe is one of my favorite documentaries. I learned so much from it and watched so many good films that I would never have heard of if I hadn't watched it. And Kenneth Branagh's narration is great. I wish they had done an episode on Russian silents, but you can't quibble.
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Post by koskiewicz on Nov 2, 2019 16:06:38 GMT
The Testament of Dr Mabuse deserves a mention...
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