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"Asphalt:" are you violently opposed to watching silent films? This gem from Germany

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may just change your mind. Joe May was a leading film maker from 1910-20 Germany; Fritz Lang was a proteg�--- and you can tell. Brilliant mise en scene, crisp editing, no nonsense acting--- none of the affectations so common to American films, in other words.
A smitten young cop decides to try rehabilitating a flapper and, though the script is hardly original, the performances and twists aren't stultifying.
The most incredible, unforgettable seduction scene I've ever seen brilliantly showcases the magnetism and expressiveness of the wicked temptress played by Betty Amann. Gustav Froelich, the protagonist of "Metropolis," is the straight cop, though not the one-dimensional one so common across the Atlantic.
This is a very good little film that could teach modern day filmmakers a thing or two.

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They're priceless for permitting me to see - ArdRi 21:14:51 03/09/11 (1)
Life in such a time. Its taken some time and persistant watching to develop the patience and discipline that my immersion in present day culture will not prevent my attending to these films.
I watched "The Last Laugh" over the weekend. Murnau directing Jannings who loses his prominant job as Doorman at a posh Hotel beging demoted to Washroom Attendant..
It really was difficult to find the patience to sit and watch these very old silent movies.
This particular film has a very nice modern score which may have contributed to keeping my interest through the whole film. I approached them initially for historical intertest and found some kind of new sympathy for the brevity of human life as I watch these ground breakers creating the new world of Film making.

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- Patience? I like the Jennings film; it was difficult to watch because of its extreme sadness, if - tinear 07:50:33 03/10/11 (0)
  nothing else.
  You shouldn't have any trouble with "Asphalt." It moves very well. And the portrait of old Berlin is priceless and fascinating.

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