M is out on DVD ...

... Well worth a punt, it would be in my Top Ten (and I've seen a lot of films).

Riefenstahl always refused to apologise, right until she died (a couple of years ago IIRC). She did some films in Africa, yeah - aesthetically they're very similar to her Nazi films, apparently.

I mentioned Chapaev above - generally considered the high point of Socialist Realist cinema - real 'prestige' film made in 1935, just as Eisenstein's films were being destroyed by Stalin. I watched it a while back - one of the dullest 120 minutes of my life (and that includes the 1994 World Cup final).

FW Murnau's (Nosferatu) film 'Der Letzte Mann' (The Last Laugh) is out on DVD now, too - also very, very good ...

Any other recommendations for me?

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on May 19th 2005 at 23:37:37

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FAO Otto: Paul und Paula (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 22:41:36
- For goodness' sake (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, May 19, 22:51:37
  - HaHa ... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:04:08
- I've seen Die Himmel ?ber Berlin ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 19, 22:48:57
  - Not sure of the German title, but in English "The Goalkeepers Fear of the Penalty" (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:01:46
    - Sorry ... Walter Ruttmann ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 19, 23:05:06
      - Berlin, Symphony ... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:13:48
        
        Sorry, who said that? (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 19, 23:18:54
        
        Nazi propaganda films are good (n/m) (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 19, 23:19:39
        
        Not all of them are. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 19, 23:25:42
        
        You're going to have to qualify that statement ... (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:25:18
        
        Good point... (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 19, 23:25:58
        
        No, I mean you'll have to qualify what you mean by "good" (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:35:24
        
        leni reifenstal... (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 19, 23:17:06
        
        That I have seen (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:22:41
        
        Known as 'Triumph of the Will' in English I believe ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 19, 23:20:51
        
        Now I think about it, I think I did give up after about an hour ... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:33:06
        
        M is out on DVD ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 19, 23:37:37
        
        Riefenstahl ... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:58:46
        
        Der Letzte Mann - The Last Man, surely (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:52:56
        
        So, the three that started this not enough to going on with? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:51:17
        
        Good point. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 19, 23:56:36
        
        See what you mean about Lola Rennt (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 20, 00:16:37
        
        I really didn't get on with Breaking the Waves ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 20, 00:20:45
        
        Emily Watson - really like her - great actress (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 20, 00:35:21
        
        Hmm ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 20, 00:41:51
        
        Like Jim Jarmusch generally, but not seen that one - it's crap I take it? (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 20, 00:49:36
        
        I'm not overly keen. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 20, 00:50:37

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