The Haunted Screen: German Film After World War I
Movie
Type
1998
Year
1h 1m
Runtime
★ 7.0
Rating
Documentary / History
Genre
In this film essay, critic Peter Buchka explores the German cinema of the 1920s, ranging from the disquieting images of Fritz Lang's Metropolis to the castrating sexuality of Marlene Dietrich in Die Blaue Engel. The program provides an introduction to Weimar cinema, with Buchka's essay narrated over the images from film clips of 1920s era German films.
Cast
Greg Benzow
Narrator