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Ra-Ra-Raspu— uh?
28 December 2024 14:26With a title like "Rasputin — Demon of Women", this poster
and Conrad Veidt, that slutty, slutty bastard, as the lead, you would think it would this film would've been more exciting.
It isn't.
It's pretty close to a German equivalent of those literary adaptations the BBC made during the 70s and 80s. Sometimes, the editing is playful and fast-paced, but it's chill most of the time.
Don't get me wrong, this is the closest film has ever gotten to the real Rasputin. Sure, he fucks, drinks and parties, but he's not the devil. It's also a standout performance of our good Connie, just with his body language he tells the audience so much about our main character. It appears to be, for German audiences of the time and today, his BIG performance when it comes to German talkies. A shame it cannot be found in higher quality, and isn't in the important films list, so I doubt it will be propeely digitised in HD for the Förderprogramm Filmerbe.
Next, Der Schwarze Husar. Which appears to be a musical (joy), but with more "Deutschland über alles" (not joy).
and Conrad Veidt
It isn't.
It's pretty close to a German equivalent of those literary adaptations the BBC made during the 70s and 80s. Sometimes, the editing is playful and fast-paced, but it's chill most of the time.
Don't get me wrong, this is the closest film has ever gotten to the real Rasputin. Sure, he fucks, drinks and parties, but he's not the devil. It's also a standout performance of our good Connie, just with his body language he tells the audience so much about our main character. It appears to be, for German audiences of the time and today, his BIG performance when it comes to German talkies. A shame it cannot be found in higher quality, and isn't in the important films list, so I doubt it will be propeely digitised in HD for the Förderprogramm Filmerbe.
Next, Der Schwarze Husar. Which appears to be a musical (joy), but with more "Deutschland über alles" (not joy).
