Languages
Titles
Dates
Durations
Elements
Contributors
Spotlights

Voidsville Follies

Works from F.W. Murnau (2)

Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror (Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens)

F.W. Murnau (director)
Fritz Arno Wagner (cinematographer)
Henrik Galeen (writer)
Bram Stoker (author)
Max Schreck (lead)
Gustav von Wangenheim (lead)
Alexander Granach (lead)

Language: Silent, English titles, released in Feb 1922
Minutes: 92

Classic allegory of an arrogant wage slave, who sticks his big-butt out to chase Big Bucks, but ends up not getting diddly-squat, cuz his boss gets tossed in the loony bin. Instead, Big Butt gets the lifeblood sucked from his soul, and brings the plague to his own hometown. What does he have to show for his troubles? Only two measly mosquito bites.

“Beware that his shadow does not engulf you like a daemonic nightmare.”

Featured elements:

: chase; death scene; forsaken; helpless heroine; humanoids; master-disciple; melodrama; metakill science; mind control; narration; romance; state of emergency; wage slavery

Der Letzte Mann (The Last Laugh)

F.W. Murnau (director)
Carl Mayer (writer)
Karl Freund (cinematographer)
Emil Jannings (lead)
Emilie Kurz (lead)
Georg John (lead)
Erich Pommer (producer)
UFA (production)

Language: Silent, English titles, released in Dec 1924
Minutes: 88

There's something happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear. Stunning on first view, this lingers in the mind, then gets even better when seen again.

Featured elements:

: aging; forsaken; melodrama; metatheatre; modernism; social commentary; urbanization

head city has waived all rights to all work here that's not stolen from somewhere else.

Cookie Policy Generated by Pelican, a Python product. Fresh theme designed by jsliang and contributors.