Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
Szereplők:
Emil Jannings, Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss, William Dieterle, John Gottowt, Ernst Legal, Olga BelajeffTartalmak(1)
The three separate episodes of Waxworks are united by the character of a young poet (William Dieterle), who is hired by the owner of a wax museum to create backstories for a trio of the museum s figures: Caliph Harun al-Rashid (Emil Jannings), Ivan the Terrible (Conrad Veidt), and Jack the Ripper (Werner Krauss). The stories are depicted in succession (one per episode), the poet casting himself as well as the daughter of the wax museum s owner at the centre of each tale. Though the poet and the daughter play different characters in the corresponding plots, they are always lovers whose relationship is threatened by the personages of the wax figures. (Eureka Entertainment)
(több)Recenziók (1)
Waxworks is conceived differently from its younger American successors, but it is still a film that is interesting mainly because of its execution. The distorted images and beautiful backdrops are an element that can captivate you if you have a feel for art and let yourself be swayed by the images that are presented within the simple storyline. The Germans of that time knew how to make good films.
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