Homunculus (1916)
Oct 22, 2024Evil Artificial Creation
Fascinating silent German serial undeniably influenced by the Frankenstein story about an artificial being who proves soulless, swears vengeance against his creator and becomes a dictator
Theodor Loos
Kriemhild’s Revenge (1924)
Sep 5, 2004Teutonic Legend
The second part of Die Niebelungen, Fritz Lang's silent film about the Germanic hero Siegfried in which Siegfried's widow Kriemhild takes an epic revenge for the murder of her husband
Siegfried (1924)
Apr 19, 2009Epic Heroic Legend
The first of a two-part silent Fritz Lang film based on the Teutonic legend. Lang directs with an epic visual majesty that rivals today's Lord of the Rings films
Metropolis (1927)
Dec 3, 2011Dystopia/Social Revolution/Mad Scientist/Android Temptress
Fritz Lang’s visionary work was something way ahead of it time and is one of the few silent films still screened today. The film’s politics are naive but Lang’s visions of the city of the future and the first screen robot are vivid.
The Testament of Dr Mabuse (1933)
Oct 19, 2002Mind-Controlling Criminal Mastermind
The second of Fritz Lang;s films about the criminal mastermind Dr Mabuse, which was banned under the Nazi regime and forced Lang to flee the country. Not quite the equal of its predecessor, Lang is still on fine form and makes an exciting crime melodrama