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German expressionist cinema was at its height in the 1920s, and few films embodied the movement as much as Warning Shadows. Directed by Arthur Robison, this classic tale of psychological horror remains his best known work, celebrated for its outrageous visual style and notorious for its attempt to make a purely visual feature film - in other words, a film with no inter-titles (except, of course, the opening credits). Additionally, the black and white film has been color-tinted.
A mysterious traveler and illusionist who performs shadow puppetry arrives to provide some entertainment at an otherwise routine dinner party. The host of the party is already mad with jealousy over the presence of his wife's four suitors, but when the puppet show begins, passions overtake reason and reality is not what it appears to be. Shadows, reflections and silhouettes are the dominant imagery, and the film boasts the extraordinary camerawork of Fritz Arno Wagner, the German cinematographer who is renowned for his work with Fritz Lang (Spies, M) and F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu). Although this marks the first time the film has been released on DVD in the United States, Warning Shadows has long been considered a landmark work by champions of the German cinema.
A psychological drama studying love and obsession in an atmosphere of social unrest in post World War I Germany. Conrad Veidt appears. Silent.
| Starring | Fritz Kortner, Gustav von Wangenheim & Ruth Weyher | |
| Directed by | Arthur Robison |
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Movie Lover: Patrick from Brick, NJ -- January, 9, 2008
This movie is the reason I enjoy silent movies so much. Making silent films was an art form that is now long-lost. This impressionistic film, without intertitles, makes use of shadows and symbolism to convey meaning that would not be possible with dialog. Granted, there are times when I don't get the message (i.e., the use of swords); it may be that some of the gestures and symbols relate to a culture foreign to me, or just lost over time. But I can't help being impressed by them all the same.
While this movie has many faces familiar to anyone fond of German silents, I did not find Conrad Veidt in this film. The vast majority of the movie's time is filled by a set of 10 characters (4 of whom I've seen in other movies)with the only extras showing up in the last few minutes. Niether of the male faces I saw there look anything like Conrad Veidt. But this website is not alone in listing his name in the credits. I found two others that listed him, while finding four that did not.
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