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Destiny (Der müde Tod) (1921)

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Bernhard Goetzke Bernhard Goetzke
Death / Der Tod / El Mot / Bogner / Archer
Lil Dagover Lil Dagover
Young Woman / Das junge Mädchen / Zobeide / Monna Fiametta / Tiao Tsien
Walter Janssen Walter Janssen
Young Man / Der junge Mann / Franke / Giovan Francesco / Liang
Max Adalbert Max Adalbert
Notary / Notar / Schatzmeister / Chancellor
Karl Platen Karl Platen
Pharmacist / Apotheker
Hermann Picha Hermann Picha
Taylor / Schneider
Paul Rehkopf Paul Rehkopf
Grave-Digger / Küster
Georg John Georg John
Beggar / Bettler


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Destiny

5 years, 8 months ago at Sep 16 2:47
Fritz Lang’s first big hit, with Metropolis just a few short years away, may not be as ingenious or vital as his later works, but it’s still fascinating to watch as a primer on the earliest parts of his career. It’s something of a morality play/parable between a young woman who has recently lost her lover and the embodiment of death, strangely sympathetic and kind here, but it occasionally p... read more

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2 years ago at May 7 2:54
(YT) Great fantsy, poetic alibi to go to not so ancient Bagdad, medieval renascentist Venice, fantastic bizarre China with flying carpets; alternated with expressionist abstraction...
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As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman finds a mystic entrance and is met by Death, who tells her three separate stories set in exotic locales, all involving circumstances similar to hers. In each story, a woman, trying to save her lover from his ultimate tragic fate, fails. The young lady realizes the meaning of the tales and takes the only step she can to reunite herself with her lover.
UPC: 014381941128
Tags: Silent (7), Fantasy (5), 1921 (5), Expressionism (3), 1920s (3), Drama (3), German (3), Thriller (3), Death (3), Horror (3), Fate (2), Transformations (2), Romance (2), Germany (2), Bw (2), Spirits (2), Foreign Silent Film (1), Nde/obe (1), Soulmates (1), Fantasy/sci-fi (1)
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“(YT) Great fantsy, poetic alibi to go to not so ancient Bagdad, medieval renascentist Venice, fantastic bizarre China with flying carpets; alternated with expressionist abstraction...” read more

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"Kuolema voittaa rakkauden aina, joutuu työnsä uuvuttama Kuolema todistelemaan rakkaansa menettäneelle naiiville nuorikolle. Tyttö säntäilee ympäri kylänraittia ja vetoaa vähäosaisiin ja jo haudan partaalla keikkuviin: antakaa elämänne rakkautemme puolesta, kuolkaa te jotta rakkaani saisi elää. Eihän kukaan suostu, tietenkään. Tyhmä tyttö."


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"16.2. Fritz Langin elokuvassa kuolema saapuu kaupunkiin tuijottamaan nuorukaista Tagawa-tason yrmy naamallaan. Tämän jälkeen mies katoaa ja tuore morsian alkaa anoa kuolemalta mussukan palauttamista maan pinnalle. Kuolema toteaa ettei kohtalon tietä voi muuttaa, mutta hän harkitsee asiaa, jos nainen pystyy estämään miehen kuoleman edes yhdessä seuraavista kolmesta tarinasta. Tämän jälkeen näytetään kolme tarinaa eri maista ja aikakausilta. Nuorta paria esittävät näyttelijät "


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Destiny

“Fritz Lang’s first big hit, with Metropolis just a few short years away, may not be as ingenious or vital as his later works, but it’s still fascinating to watch as a primer on the earliest parts of his career. It’s something of a morality play/parable between a young woman who has recently lost her lover and the embodiment of death, strangely sympathetic and kind here, but it occasionally plays as a bit of a slog. None of this mean it’s still not a noteworthy rediscovery, and one that you should seek out.   Destiny finds Lang telling a triptych of doomed lovers stories, each of them populated by the same core of actors playing dress-up both in elaborate costuming and in racial makeup, wrapped around a “present day,” for 1921, story. A young couple wanders into a small town ” read more

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"First viewing - June 24th After dinner I realized I haven't watched anything made prior to my birth this month, and this is one of the few films in my queue that fit the bill. Plus it's Fritz Lang, so I knew it'd be worth a look. And the film was definitely interesting, as it visits different countries so we get a look at Carnival, Ramadan, and a Chinese emperor's birthday along the way. The authenticity of these moments is questionable at times, but I can imagine audiences back then being swep"


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