Tag Archives: Fritz Lang

Indiana Lang (film: Der Tiger von Eschnapur / The Tiger of Eschnapur & Das Indische Grabmal / The Indian Tomb – Fritz Lang, 1958)

The diptych consisting of ‘Der Tiger von Eschnapur‘ (in English distribution ‘The Tiger of Eschnapur‘) and ‘Das Indische Grabmal‘ (‘The Indian Tomb‘) opens the last and shortest stage of Fritz Lang‘s career. The credits of the films indicate 1958 as … Continue reading

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Fritz Lang brings Émile Zola to screen (film: Human Desire – Fritz Lang, 1954)

‘Human Desire‘, made in 1954, is one of the few screen adaptations of Émile Zola’s novel ‘La Bête humaine’ and one of about 15 films made by Fritz Lang between 1950 and 1950, in the final, American phase of his … Continue reading

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a remake that does not disapoint (film: M – Joseph Losey, 1951)

The history of remakes is full of failures. In 99% of cases the opinions of critics and viewers consider that remakes do not live up to the original films. When it comes to American productions that take ideas and stories … Continue reading

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the failing marriage of a goddess (Film: Le mépris – Jean-Luc Goddard, 1963)

‘Le Mepris‘ (‘Contempt‘) is an attempt by Jean-Luc Godard to use a ‘state-of-the-art’ format and cinema technology for the year 1963, when the film was made. What does Godard do when he has a screen format and film usually reserved … Continue reading

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black and white and black (Film: Fritz Lang – Gordian Maugg, 2016)

Cinema about cinema and its more and less famous heroes is one of the most popular themes, and the results are very mixed, from superb classics to dull failures that do not succeed to get close to the sparkling and … Continue reading

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