Margaret Livingston

Travon 2021-12-20 08:01:15

Murnau, a German expressionist master, filmed "Nosferatu" in the 1920s, and co-produced the indoor drama "The Humblest Man" with the screenwriter Karl Mayo. After being screened overseas, he was widely acclaimed and was discovered by Hollywood. This film is the first film made after Murnau signed a...

Johanna 2022-03-21 09:02:09

A man who has a farm and a good wife in the country plans to push his wife into the water during a cruise so that he can move to the city with his mistress, but he repents and stops in the last minute. On that very day the couple catch a train to the city and begins their trip of adventure and...

Gabriel 2022-04-24 07:01:14

As Murnau's first film in the United States, the style and temperament of the film have undergone a big turnaround, and the final happy ending is also a typical Hollywood-style ending. Just taking out the story to tell, such a story of being tempted, getting lost, and regaining love does not seem monotonous and mindless now. Murnau was a leader in revealing human nature, portraying characters, depicting personal emotions, and showing details of life in that era. This film and "The Meanest Man" show these qualities vividly. Murnau is not as obsessed with experimenting with montage as Eisenstein, and is less avant-garde and radical in film form, but his handling of image texture is masterful.

Karl 2022-03-21 09:02:09

Murnau turned a very simple story into a masterpiece. Hollywood dug Murnau to Hollywood at a huge price, and gave full control of the film. There are not many characters in Hollywood history. Unfortunately, two films were made in the United States. Film