Expressionistic devices depict the nervous breakdown of a young physician whose patient has died,on whom he had tried out a new serum contrary to his superior's orders..
Is this for you? If you have a thing for old German cinema or just really dark, psychological stuff, you’ll probably dig this. But if you need a clear story with a happy ending, or if you get bored by stuff shot before the color era, stay away. It’s heavy, it’s moody, and it doesn't hold your hand. The whole movie cen...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Werner Hochbaum
Maurice Elvey
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"Is this for you? If you have a thing for old German cinema or just really dark, psychological stuff, you’ll probably dig this. But if you need a clear story with a happy ending, or if you get bored by stuff shot before the color era, stay away. It’s heavy, it’s moody, and it doesn't hold your hand. The whole movie centers on a guy who just keeps digging his own hole deeper. Mathias Wieman plays the doctor with these frantic, wide-eyed stares that tell you everything you need to know about his c..."
Tom Kraa
Werner Hochbaum, Leo Lapaire, Kurt Gauger
Austria
