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Der Golem, Wie Er in die Welt Kam (1920)

Fantasy | 76 minutes / 101 minutes (Alpha Video dvd versie)
3,38 116 votes

Genre: Fantasy / Horror

Duration: 76 minuten / 101 minuten (Alpha Video dvd versie)

Alternative titles: The Golem: How He Came into the World / The Golem / Der Golem

Country: Germany

Directed by: Paul Wegener and Carl Boese

Stars: Paul Wegener, Albert Steinrück and Lyda Salmonova

IMDb score: 7,2 (9.405)

Releasedate: 28 October 1920

Der Golem, Wie Er in die Welt Kam plot

In 16th-century Prague, Rabbi Löw manages to protect the Jews from the Emperor's wrath by creating a clay monster. However, a love story that has gotten out of hand causes the monster to run amok and the ghetto threatens to go up in flames...

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Fisico

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Fine old school German-expressionist horror, if you can call it horror. But I can imagine that this had quite a bit of impact at the time. In the vein of other classics like Nosferatu and Caligari. I also liked this one a bit less, but it was still successful with its fine reconstructed decors and beautiful images. The ghetto is beautiful, the tower as well.

The story and pace perhaps a bit long-winded and lacked some verve. Towards the end that did improve. The Jewish community is targeted, but it was not visionary with what later in WWII it is not as I have read here. Pogroms and other persecutions were unfortunately known for a long time.

Clumsy simplicity at times, but that too has its charm. Nice to have seen it once.

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Bobbejaantje

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It has literally been on my watchlist for 30 years (but apparently never a priority) and now it has finally happened.

It turns out not to be a bad film, although it takes a while before it really gets going. A beautiful production with a lot of care for decors and costumes which benefits the look. The film is considered to be one of the early expressionists but I didn't really see that. For me it is much clearer in style in that other legendary early expressionist film Caligari.

The camerawork is also not particularly striking but can simply be called static. And to think that Karl Freund was the cameraman on duty here, the man who would excel many years later in the creation of a number of Universal classics. I think that at this point in his career he still had to develop his skills a bit further.

Paul Wegener is best known as a director for this Der Golem which was a worldwide hit. And this monster certainly has something fascinating, although he is not really terrifying. His influence may even reach as far as James Whale's Frankenstein (in both films the monster gets along well with a child in a certain scene). But after Der Golem Wegener was quickly overshadowed by compatriots like Lang and Murnau who, in my opinion, have much more talent. Der Golem pales in comparison to Nosferatu in my opinion. And that was only made 2 years later. Nevertheless, I am happy to be able to tick off this Der Golem after a few decades. Der Golem can now quietly become the block of clay that it originally was. My conclusion may sound a bit more negative than I really mean. It is certainly an entertaining film, and certainly stands out above many other productions of the time. All things considered.

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This silent horror classic by director duo Paul Wegener and Carl Boese has two previous parts, both of which have unfortunately been lost. Despite reports that copies have surfaced, all possible clues seem to point in the direction of this re-editing from 1920. Wegener and Boese build a very charming and creative world within it, in which the architecture in particular stands out. The makers pay attention to the appearance of each scene and clearly approach this as an art form, which results in a lot of unique and successful images. It compensates for a considerable part of the unattractive acting and the ridiculous make-up of the golem. Wegener does a creditable job as a director, but as an actor he is poor. His expressions come across as forced and unconvincing, but fortunately there is enough spectacle to distract the viewer from that. However, you are forgiven if you occasionally fall victim to the unintended hilarity, fortunately with a short playing time and enough events to repeatedly chase away the potential boredom.

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