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Der Müde Tod (Destiny) a.k.a. 'A Morte Cansada' (1929, Dir. by Fritz Lang) VIDEO (ISO)

Destiny is a 1921 silent German Expressionist fantasy romance film directed by Fritz Lang and inspired by the Indian folktale of Savitri. The film follows a woman desperate to reunite with her dead lover. It also follows three other tragic romances, set in a Middle Eastern city; in Venice, Italy; and in the Chinese Empire. wiki
Title :  Destiny (1921)
Original title : Der Müde Tod
Directed : Fritz Lang
Duration : 1 h 48 min
Subtitles : English, Portuguese, Spanish
Genre : Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction  
Country : Germany

Synopsis :
Fritz Lang was a stickler for realism in his American films; not so his German silents, which were fanciful to the point of being fairy tales. Der Müde Tod, Lang's first big critical success, is an allegorical tale of love, fidelity and death. The heroine (Lil Dagover), who in her dreams is confronted by Mr. Death, argues for the life of her beloved, but is unable to make the personal sacrifices that Death insists upon. Originally presented in three parts, Der Müde Tod was often boiled down to a single film for its non-German showings. Its English-language titles range from The Weary Death to Between Two Worlds to Beyond the Wall to Destiny. Hal Erickson

The Man Who Laughs | a.k.a. 'O Homem que Ri' (1927, Dir. by Paul Leni) VIDEO (ISO)

Synopsis :
Released with sound effects and a music score that included the song "When Love Comes Smiling" by Walter Hirsch, Lew Pollack and Erno Rapee, Paul Leni's near masterpiece remains one of the silent era's last great romantic melodramas. Based on Victor Hugo's 1869 novel L'Homme qui Rit, The Man Who Laughs starred German import Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine, a carnival freak doomed to live life wearing a perpetual grin carved on his face by Dr Hardquannone (George Siegman because his father, Lord Clancharlie (Allan Cavan), had offended England's King James II (Sam De Grasse). Taken in as a child by Ursus, a mountebank (Cesare Gravina), Gwynplaine grows up alongside the beautiful but blind Dea (Mary Philbin). They fall in love but Gwynplaine refuses to marry her because his hideous face makes him feel unworthy. Queen Anne (Josephine Crowell), meanwhile, has ascended the throne and when she learns from her predecessor's evil jester Barkilphedro (Brandon Hurst) that the recalcitrant Duchess Josiana (Olga Baclanova) is in possession of Lord Clancharlie's estates, she decrees that the royal femme fatale must marry Gwynplaine, the rightful heir. Josiana, who has caught Gwynplaine's act incognito and arranged a rendezvous, is at the same time sexually attracted to and repelled by the "Laughing Man," but Gwynplaine, who realizes that the duchess' attraction has legitimized his right to love Dea, renounces his title and follows his heart to the new World. Although Kirk Douglas was long interested in producing a remake, The Man Who Laughs was instead filmed again as L'Uomo che Ride by Italian director Sergio Corbucci in 1966. Corbucci, however, changed the setting from Queen Anne to the infamous sixteenth century Italian court of the Borgias. Hans J. Wollstein
Title : The Man Who Laughs (1927)  
Directed :  Directed by Paul Leni
Duration : 110 min.
Subtitles : Spanish, Portuguese
Card in English
Genres : Drama, Horror, Romance, Mystery
Countries :  United States   

13.4.25

Faust (Eine Deutsche Volkssage) a.k.a. Fausto (1926, Dir. by F.W. Murnau) VIDEO (ISO)

 Faust – A German Folktale is a 1926 silent fantasy film, produced by Ufa, directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Gösta Ekman as Faust, Emil Jannings as Mephisto, Camilla Horn as Gretchen/Marguerite, Frida Richard as her mother, Wilhelm Dieterle as her brother, and Yvette Guilbert as Marthe Schwerdtlein, her aunt. Murnau's film draws on older traditions of the legendary tale of Faust as well as on Goethe's classic 1808 version. Ufa wanted Ludwig Berger to direct Faust, as Murnau was engaged with Variety; Murnau pressured the producer and, backed by Jannings, eventually persuaded Erich Pommer to let him direct the film. wiki

Title : Faust (1926)
Original Title : Eine Deutsche Volkssage
Directed : F.W. Murnau
Duration : 116 minutos
Genre : Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country : Alemanha
Synopsis :
Disputing for power over the earth, God and Satan bet the soul of Faust, a learned alchemist. During a plague, this man despairs, burning all his books. At this time Satan sends Mephistopheles to tempt Faust with the return of his youth and the alchemist accepts the pact. One day, bored, he decides to return home, where he meets and falls in love with the beautiful Gretchen, a meeting that will be the girl's dishonor. Adaptation of Goethe's work.

The Last Laugh | a.k.a. A Última Gargalhada (1924, Dir. by F.W. Murnau) VIDEO (ISO)

The Last Laugh is a 1924 German silent film directed by German director F. W. Murnau from a screenplay written by Carl Mayer. The film stars Emil Jannings and Maly Delschaft. wiki

Title : The Last Laugh (1924)
Original title : Der letzte Mann
Directed : F.W. Murnau
Duration : 1h 17 min
Genre : Drama
Country : Germany

Synopsis :
An aging doorman is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbors and society after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel.


Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens | a.k.a. Nosferatu "Uma sinfonia do horror" (1922, Dir. by F.W. Murnau) VIDEO (ISO)

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is a 1922 silent German Expressionist vampire film directed by F. W. Murnau from a screenplay by Henrik Galeen. It stars Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who preys on the wife of his estate agent and brings the plague to their town. wiki

Original Title :  Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
Directed : F.W. Murnau
Duration : 1h 34min
Genre : Terror
Country : Alemanha

Synopsis :
Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim), a real estate agent, travels to the Carpathian Mountains to sell a castle on the Baltic Sea whose owner is the eccentric Count Graf Orlock (Max Schreck), who is actually an ancient vampire who, seeking power, moves to Bremen, Germany, spreading terror in the region. Interestingly, the person who can reverse this situation is Ellen (Greta Schröder), Hutter's wife, as Orlock is attracted to her.

MARC JOHNSON — The Sound of Summer Running (1998) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This date is a surprisingly mellow and melodic affair, particularly when one considers the personnel (bassist Marc Johnson, both Bill Frisel...