September 10, 2010

84. Genuine (1920)

Amazing sets and costumes!
Sadly not all of the film has survived, but I managed to catch about 40 minutes of its' splendor.





 the 20-something Fern Andra as Genuine

Lord Melo (Ernst Gronau, 33?), a rich old man arrives to the slave market







he buys her as a pet and takes her to a makeshift underground palace










 Genuine escapes by climbing up her candy stripe tree


 Lewis Brody (28) as the male servant


 the greatest clock of all time

 Hans Heinrich von Twardowski (22) as Florian, a barber's apprentice









 von Twardowski reminds me of Crispin Glover at times





















 the comb in the old barber's hair was a splendid touch



lord on the right was good, like the living dead






 angry mob arrives

 terror, no escape

 slight reflections of Gladys Brockwell


Directed by that grand master Robert Wiene, who was 47 at the time

3 comments:

  1. Ahhhh, i adore this movie! So lovely to go through and see all these stills!
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