The Golem (Der Golem, wie er in die Welt Kam) (1920)

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The Golem

“This might be one of those films which you watch as a completist, and nothing more. The Golem has a fantastic makeup job and a few standout sequences, but everything in-between is just painfully dull.

Other than Paul Wegener’s performance as the titular character, The Golem is filled to the brim with bad acting, the kind that makes people wary of silent films. Lyda Salmonova in particular seems half asleep much of the time, which I guess was supposed to suggest her being drunk on lust and erotic awakenings, but she just looks like she swallowed a Tylenol PM and is about to crash.

The sets and cinematography are first rate, but they’re not in the service of a great or interesting story. The film has a great setup, but then it quickly veers into a love triangle and ” read more

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