Should you bother? Look, if you have a soft spot for grainy, old-school European black-and-white films that feel like they were dug out of a literal basement, you might get a kick out of Die Wasserteufel von Hieflau. If you need pacing, clear stakes, or acting that doesn't feel like it’s being shouted at the back row o...
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"Should you bother? Look, if you have a soft spot for grainy, old-school European black-and-white films that feel like they were dug out of a literal basement, you might get a kick out of Die Wasserteufel von Hieflau. If you need pacing, clear stakes, or acting that doesn't feel like it’s being shouted at the back row of a theater, skip it. This is for the completists and the people who just like the *vibe* of old mountains and rushing water. The whole thing feels like a fever dream of a log-rol..."
Hans Fritz Köllner, Erich Kober, Frederick Kohner
Germany
1932 · IMDb 7
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