Director Leni also designed the look of the film.Ĭinematographer Helmar Lerski was quite busy in the teens and twenties, working upon Leni Riefensthal ‘s THE HOLY MOUNTAIN ( Der heilige Berg, UFA, 1926), but in the 1930s became a documentary filmmaker covering the Zionist movement, leading up to the formation of Israel in 1948.Ī young man (played by Wilhelm Dieterle, later famous as director WILLIAM Dieterle of such magnificent works as PORTRAIT OF JENNIE, Selznick, 1948) is hired by the owner of the Panoptikums (played by John Gottowt, who had played Professor Bulwer in NOSFERATU) to write background stories about his exhibits. The wax figure for the dropped tale still can be seen in the film, the character of Rinaldo Rinaldini from the Penny Dreadful story Rinaldo Rinaldini, the Robber Captain (1797) by Christian August Vulpius. The original screenplay by Henrik Galeen who wrote, directed and acted in THE GOLEM ( Deutsche Bioscop, 1915) and the screenplay for NOSFERATU ( Prana,1922) was reworked by director Leni, dropping a planned fourth story. WAXWORKS was another masterwork from the time. The German cinema of the 1920s was some of the most creative at that time, with films like THE LAST LAUGH ( UFA,1924) enthralling world wide audiences. With the end of WW1, German films were once again being shown around the world. Caligari (Decla-Bioscop) introduced cinema audiences to German Cinema expressionism. In 1920 (101 years ago as I type this), Das Cabinet des Dr. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Potsdamer Platz, 1914 In theatre, it was a rejection of realism to use it archetypes as well as strong use of lines and exaggerated shadows to emphasize the mood of the scenes and characters. It soon spread to both theatres, and even architecture. German expressionism had its start in Munich with avant-garde artists using bold exaggerated shapes and colors. The last German film directed by Paul Leni (co-directed with Leo Birinski) before he went to America to create such works as THE CAT & THE CANARY ( Universal, 1927), it continues the Germanic fantasy horror films begun with films like THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE ( Deutsche Bioscop ,1913) and is a superb example of the German Expressionism movement. In the classic category is WAXWORKS / Das Wachsfigurenkabinett. When they do not, you end up with DR TERROR’S GALLERY OF HORRORS ( American General Pictures ,1967). When they work, they are cinema classics ( DEAD OF NIGHT, Eagle Lion, 1945/ Universal 1946). The film is made up of several short stories and oft times the tales can feel truncated or a bad tale in the bunch can affect the overall effect. WAXWORKS ( Flicker Alley Blu Ray/DVD combo) Das Wachsfigurenkabinett, original release U.F.A. tv film radio books theatremusic storytelling horror mystery fantasy science fiction thrillers drama.Scarletthefilmmagazi… on SCIENCE FICTION MADE ME A LIBE… Blu Ray (Film Detective )įRANKENSTEIN’s DAUGH… on FLIGHT TO MARS (1951) – Film D…įRANKENSTEIN’s DAUGH… on THE SIN OF NORA MORAN (Film De…įRANKENSTEIN’s DAUGH… on THE VAMPIRE BAT(Restored)įRANKENSTEIN’s DAUGH… on GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN -Film D… THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS (Film Detective Blu Ray ).
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