The latest restoration of a German silent classic is F.W. Murnau's lavishly mounted version of the Goethe tale, starring Emil Jannings as Mephisto. It's an impressive drama but also has a sense of (Teutonic) humor here and there. Most every shot is a fantastic visuals, and the bigger scenes use visual designs worthy of fine art. Faust Blu-ray + DVD Kino Classics 1926 / B&W / 1:33 flat full frame / 106, 116 min / Street Date November 17, 2015 / available through Kino Lorber / 34.96 Starring Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, Camilla Horn, Frida Richard, William Dieterle, Yvette Guilbert, Eric Barclay, Hanna Ralph, Werner Fuetterer. Cinematography Carl Hoffman Production Design Robert Herlth, Walter Röhrig Film Editor Elfi Böttrich Written by Gerhart Hauptmann, Hans Kyser from plays by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Christopher Marlowe Produced by Erich Pommer Directed by F.W. Murnau
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Back in film school, lecturers on cinema art of the 1920s claimed that Germany had an edge over Hollywood.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Back in film school, lecturers on cinema art of the 1920s claimed that Germany had an edge over Hollywood.
- 1/1/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Broadway
Carl Hoffman set out two years ago on a journey that would make most Western travelers cringe: he deliberately booked passage on the world’s most cramped, uncomfortable and dangerous conveyances. If a ferry line had a reputation for sinking, Hoffman booked a ticket. The result, “The Lunatic Express” (Broadway), is an illuminating look at how most of the world travels, a book Simon Winchester called “wise and clever” in a Journal review. In an essay for Speakeasy, Hoffman writes about the Volcano in Iceland that has stranded air travelers over the past several days, and how that annoying experience stacks up against his own travels.
For most of us, it’s the ultimate travel nightmare: since the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano erupted in Iceland on April 14, some 750,000 air travelers have been stranded, not knowing when their planes will leave or if they’ll leave at all. The photos are vivid:...
Carl Hoffman set out two years ago on a journey that would make most Western travelers cringe: he deliberately booked passage on the world’s most cramped, uncomfortable and dangerous conveyances. If a ferry line had a reputation for sinking, Hoffman booked a ticket. The result, “The Lunatic Express” (Broadway), is an illuminating look at how most of the world travels, a book Simon Winchester called “wise and clever” in a Journal review. In an essay for Speakeasy, Hoffman writes about the Volcano in Iceland that has stranded air travelers over the past several days, and how that annoying experience stacks up against his own travels.
For most of us, it’s the ultimate travel nightmare: since the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano erupted in Iceland on April 14, some 750,000 air travelers have been stranded, not knowing when their planes will leave or if they’ll leave at all. The photos are vivid:...
- 4/20/2010
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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