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The Frog (silent short, 1908)

kinostr — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:40:08 GMT

The Frog (silent short, 1908)
Director: Segundo de Chomón

A film by the pioneering Spanish film director and cinematographer Segundo Chomón. With his innovative use of early splice-based tricks and a penchant for optical illusions he is often compared to the slightly earlier Georges Méliès, and indeed has been dubbed "The Spanish Méliès" by some. Though the similarities are clear, Chomón departs from Méliès in his variety of subjects and his use of animation, an art form he played a key role in developing. In this surreal short a sprightly frog circles various come-to-life fountain tableaux, as well as a giant version of itself, an enormous head being drenched by water, and some multicoloured fire thrown in for good measure.

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The Golem: How He Came Into…

kinostr — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:23:16 GMT

The Golem: How He Came Into the World (1920) (Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam)
Directors: Carl Boese, Paul Wegener

alt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6dvWPN8OMA

In 16th century Prague, Rabbi Loew (Albert Steinruck) interprets an alignment of stars as a sign that disaster is about to befall the city's Jews. The following day, Emperor Luhois (Otto Gebühr) bans Loew's people from Prague, prompting the rabbi to build a statue, known as the Golem (Paul Wegener), that he hopes to animate as a savior. Brought to life by an evil spirit, Astaroth, the creature is, at first, gentle and compassionate. That, however, quickly changes as the creature goes insane. German silent horror film and a leading example of early German Expressionism.

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Faust (1926) (Original title: Faust: Eine…

kinostr — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:17:57 GMT

Faust (1926) (Original title: Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage)
Director: F. W. Murnau

alt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ldVDCeZZ_I

The demon Mephisto wagers dominion over Earth with an archangel. He beguiles an old alchemist into selling his soul to him, leading a despairing Faust into a downward spiral.

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

kinostr — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:46:28 GMT

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Director: Robert Wiene

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (German: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) is a 1920 German silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. Considered the quintessential work of German Expressionist cinema, it tells the story of an insane hypnotist (Werner Krauss) who uses a brainwashed somnambulist (Conrad Veidt) to commit murders. The film features a dark, twisted visual style, with sharp-pointed forms, oblique, curving lines, structures and landscapes that lean and twist in unusual angles, and shadows and streaks of light painted directly onto the sets.

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