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Mardi, juillet 13th, 2010
My esteem affair with soundless films began with “The Golem”. I was introduced to this movie on a frigid January night, with the lights off. The flickering images, the “Brandenburg Concerto” soundtrack, and the film’s angular sets, left a lasting impression on me, and it wasn’t long before I started dreaming in sad and white with a classical procure. I watched it again this year, at midnight on Halloween, and was captivated all over again.The record of the Golem is timeless (it even made a new appearance in “The Fabulous Adventures of Kavalier & Clay”) . The creature is brought to life from clay to protect the inhabitants of a medieval Jewish community from destruction at the hands of the Emperor. But the prophecies from which he’s born also foresee his turning against his creators, and those are of course fulfilled when the Rabbi’s daughter carries on an affair with the Emperor’s knight. The Golem’s death is a handsome moment, coming from a most unexpected pair of hands.
The inspect of the film (if you can discern it on VHS) is powerful. The village’s homes and towers are stark angular shapes, jutting up against a starry night sky. The appearance of the demon Astaroth, who reveals the Golem’s secrets, is remarkably realized, as are the words that compose from his breath.
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The record changes with each telling, but the core details should be familiar to most, and are echoed in many other sources down through history (the “Frankenstein” parallels are easy to gawk) . If you can salvage a fine print of this movie (or even if you can’t), the images will quit with you for a long time.
THE GOLEM is one of those movies that many people have seen stills from or have read about but up until now have not the opportunity to gawk it as it was intended to be seen. Copies of it have been around for years but as was often the case with still films until recently, it was available only in unpleasant quality prints projected at the unfavorable bustle with unpleasant or no music background at all. This unique Kino DVD remedies that location and is likely to be the best edition we’re likely to sight for some time.
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The tale concerns a Jewish ghetto in 16th century Prague which is saved by the creation of a clay man who is brought to life and becomes their protector. After his task is finished, he refuses to return to clay and runs amok until he is finally vanquished by the hands of a child. This is a remake of an earlier film which also featured writer and co-director Paul Wegener as the creature. Noteworthy of the Golem chronicle would be musty by Mary Shelley in FRANKENSTEIN and this movie would be recycled by James Whale and Boris Karloff for the renowned 1931 film. It is bewitching to peek this film today not only for its highly stylised sets and striking cinematography but also for its sure portrayal of Jewish life which was possible in 1920 Germany but not 13 years later.
This is by far and away the best version of this film that I have seen. It is collected a tiny washed out in places but the restored tinting helps to minimize that. Most of the print is captivating and certain with the stylised details quite shining especially in the ghetto scenes. The newly smooth soundtrack by Aljoscha Zimmermann incorporates Jewish melodies with folk dance material and is very effective. This is one of four original releases in Kino’s German Scare Classics series that also features authorized versions of CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (a knockout), NOSFERATU, and the rarely seen WAXWORKS. They can be obtained seperately or all together in a box site. If you are one of the ever growing number of calm movie fans then this movie, indeed this station, is a must.
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