The Recommended Vault Parallel to the Artistry of Eerie Tales: Cult Guide

Dir: Richard Oswald

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Richard Oswald

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Nachtgestalten perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Thomas Bezug, the richest man in the world, is a solitary, domineering and cruel cripple who hardly can move on his crutches. He dwells a fanatical love for his son, whom he holds like a monkey in a cage.

Dir: Richard Oswald

Two male musicians fall in love, but blackmail and scandal makes the affair take a tragic turn.

Dir: Richard Oswald

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Different from the Others perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

In order to win a bet, British gentleman Phileas Fogg attempts to circle the globe in eighty days, along with his French servant, Passepartout. Fogg is wrongly suspected of having robbed the Bank of England and faces the risk of arrest.

Dir: Richard Oswald

Philanthropist attempts to awaken in the good side in criminals.

Dir: Richard Oswald

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Around the World in 80 Days perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

The second syphilis film poses the moral question: namely how far an illness should be considered a human disgrace. The protagonist of this story, a young doctor, believes that only characterless people can contract the disease through reprehensible actions. At a meeting in honor of a venereologist, a violent dispute erupts between the doctor who applies moral categories and a colleague who argues more objectively. Two events make the dogmatic young doctor think: his sister marries a syphilitic who has not yet been completely healed, and he himself falls ill as a result of a kiss from a young woman who also suffers from syphilis. But the doctor is healed and reconsiders his previous attitude.

Dir: Richard Oswald

A scholar defends prostitution before the World Court.

Dir: Richard Oswald

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Dämon und Mensch perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Characteristic for Hoffmann's work is his life-long fight against rationalism and for the revelation of nature morte, culminating mostly in carnival-like scenes anticipating literary techniques

Dir: Richard Oswald

About alcoholism, which can develop into a terrible family tradition. Paul is the son of a drinker. One day his father is killed in an inn. Despite the bad example set by his father, Paul is also unable to give up alcohol.

Dir: Richard Oswald

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.