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Archive for the 'FW Murnau' Category

DER LETZTE MANN

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Der Letzte Mann is less celebrated than FW Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922) or Sunrise (1928), and its imaginative scope is certainly narrower. But it is perhaps the director’s most perfect example of purely visual narrative.
Review by Peter Momtchiloff

TABU: A STORY OF THE SOUTH SEAS

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

An unforgettable silent masterpiece made by two giants of cinema, Tabu reminds us how it was once possible to take innocent delight in the alien-ness of a distant culture.
Review by Peter Momtchiloff

NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Hailed as a masterpiece of early German cinema and still regarded as one of the best horror films ever made, the 1922 classic Nosferatu has stood the test of time, despite a shaky start.
Review by Lindsay Tudor