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A personal favorite of mine, Destiny (1921) directed by Fritz Lang.

Fritz Lang is usually considered the most prominent director to come out of the of the Weimar era, not only because he was a leader on the forefront of German expressionism, but because he was also able to transistion smoothly into talkies and specifically noirs of the 1940s/1950s such as The Big Heat (1953). This in turn also lead to him being one of the most notable directors of all time, especially for people who may just be starting out in exploring the origins of film as an art form.

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Lang emigrated to the U.S. from Germany in 1933 to flee the growing Nazi regime, leaving behind his wife who had begun to sympathize with the group. Lang was of Jewish descent. Towards the end of 1932 and before his departure, he had started the filming of The Testament of Dr. Mabuse which was subsequently banned by Adolf Hitler ( whom came to power in January of ‘33 ) for being “an incitement to public disorder”.

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His most notable work is Metropolis (1927), which along with the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920, directed by Robert Wiene) stand as landmarks of Weimar film. While these are both very captivating films and encapture a movement in its prime, I first watched Destiny maybe about a year ago. The visuals of the film are incredibly haunting and beautiful, and I’ve found myself very surprised that as far as I’m aware, it hadn’t received much recognition. In all honesty, the only reason I stumbled upon it was because it is one of two silent movies left on Netflix ( they used to have tons? ) but it is also available on YouTube! I can say that this movie is perhaps my favorite Weimar and is a strong contender for my favorite silent as a whole, 10/10 recommend.

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ASMR: Richey doodling and listening to I’m Only Sleeping by The Beatles, The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel & Lover Man by Billie Holiday

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Madeline Smith

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BRENDA SYKES as Judith in Black Gunn (Robert Hartford-Davis, 1972, USA)

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Richard Butler (born 5 June 1956)

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Candy Darling in “Vain Victory”, NYC 1971

Photo: Bob Gruen

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Still making things of Sade

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1986 - German edition of Express by Love and Rockets

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Nina Hagen, 1992

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anna selezneva

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Newspaper ads of horror movies. 

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Barbarella

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joan chen

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𝕽𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖞 𝕰𝖉𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖉𝖘 (1991) 📸: Tom Sheehan

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Still from “Fallen Angels” , directed by Won Kar-wai, 1995. Had the privilege of seeing this in theaters a few years back n it was an experience to say the least.

#fallen angels #wong kar wai #1995 #riot grrrl #sonic youth #bikini kill #punk #post punk #lydia lunch #lung leg #transgressive film #peter murphy #the garden #rowland s. howard #nick cave #pj harvey #manic street preachers #richey edwards #neo noir #bladerunner #femme fatale #no wave #new wave #french new wave #duran duran #brigitte bardot #anna karina