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Fritz Lange's 'M' - any fans?

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'M' was made in about 1931 by Fritz Lang (his most famous movie was Metropolis) and was probably a film about 70 years ahead of its time. I saw this only last year, bought a copy the other day. Based on a true story about a string of child murders in Dusseldorf, and the collaboration of the city's criminal underworld to try to track down the killer (he was bad for business). Absoulutely brilliant - the story handling and scripting feels completely contemporary, riveting characters and manages to be both frightening and extremely funny (no mean feat given it's subject matter). A genuine thriller. The story of Lang's making of the movie is almost as interesting - the real criminals given acting roles, thefts, mayhem etc. Love it - I can recommend it if only (at the very least) to see a Black & White silent movie from 1931 that can blow the socks off almost any current 'psychological thriller'.

Also saw a really striking French film recently called 'A Pure Formality' - any fans? Mostly dialog in one or two rooms - Gerard Depardieu the suspect and Roman Polanski the cop who interrogates him. I loved it, but I'd probably say that you'd have to be in the mood for a couple of hours of mostly just dialog - but if you are, its a stunner. The final five minutes are the pivot and the film changes direction into something truly great.

I guess thats my rave -

Cheers

Sattler


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Topic - Fritz Lange's 'M' - any fans? - Sattler in Melbourne 08:04:49 05/06/02 (24)


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