Now that you've seen the devil in "Faust," perhaps you look for other
films with Emil Jannings in them.
Jannings could appear in films just a year apart, and you cannot even
recognize him as the same man. His acting is really quite good.
A year before "Faust," he plays a aging Hotel doorman in "The Last
Laugh" and a year after "Faust" he plays a Russian General in "The Last
Command."

He also did a good job as Othello in the 1922 film.

Rich Wagner

At this point, these are the big remaining silent
films I want to see:

Phantom
The Last Command
Die Nibelungen
Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler
October

Warning Shadows: A Nocturnal Hallucination
Secrets of a Soul
Tartuffe
Spies

A very German list, yes.

At this point, these are the big remaining silent films I want to see:

Phantom
The Last Command
Die Nibelungen
Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler
October
Warning Shadows: A Nocturnal Hallucination
Secrets of a Soul
Tartuffe
Spies

A very German list, yes.

I think you'll find "Phantom" a disappointment after "Faust" -- it has
some great images but is probably Murnau's weakest film.

I also found "Warning Shadows" very disappointing -- often incoherent
and, when not incoherent, preposterous. The images are mostly quite
lame, as are the acting and what passes for the story.

If it's Murnau that interests you, don't miss "City Girl."
It's more modern and not a Gothic story like most of the others, but
it is a classic IMO.

poisoned rose wrote:
What happened to this newsgroup, anyway? It was thriving a couple of
years ago...look at the incredible drop-off in volume:

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.movies.silent/about

Fell off a cliff at the beginning of 2008, for whatever reason. And
still falling.

Discussions here used to get over-heated and sometimes abusive.  Many
regular posters moved over to Nitrateville:

http://www.nitrateville.com/

Nitrateville is a moderated group, better able to handle the bad manners
that seem to characterize the old guard of the silent film community.

Things have been quieter but also more civil here ever since.

--

Mar de Cortes Baja

www.mardecortesbaja.com<http://www.mardecortesbaja.com/blog

If it's Murnau that interests you, don't miss "City Girl."
It's more modern and not a Gothic story like most of the others, but
it is a classic IMO.

What happened to this newsgroup, anyway? It was thriving a couple of
years ago...look at the incredible drop-off in volume:

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.movies.silent/about

Fell off a cliff at the beginning of 2008, for whatever reason. And
still falling.

From: prose1235 at (no spam) aol.com (poisoned rose)

What happened to this newsgroup, anyway? It
was thriving a couple of years ago...look at
the incredible drop-off in volume:

On Oct 25, 10:17 pm, Lloyd Fonvielle <navigareNOS... at (no spam) cox.net> wrote:

Discussions here used to get over-heated and sometimes abusive. Many
regular posters moved over to Nitrateville:

http://www.nitrateville.com/

Nitrateville is a moderated group, better able to handle the bad manners
that seem to characterize the old guard of the silent film community.

Things have been quieter but also more civil here ever since.

www.mardecortesbaja.com<http://www.mardecortesbaja.com/blog

More civil but less fun.

The bluster that would stir up here
from time to time kept things lively.

As you can see, Lloyd and I both think highly of "City Girl," a rare
film to find until only a year ago when it was released as part of a
Murnau set. I've had my copy for years and like Lloyd, it's a favorite
of mine.

From: navigareNOSPAM at (no spam) cox.net
(Lloyd Fonvielle)

I rank it above "Sunrise" -- which I know isn't a
common view, but I really think it's that good.