The mise en scene is beautifully modulated and the performances -- by Emil Jannings, Lil Dagover, and Werner Krauss, among others -- are first-rate.
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02/13/07
Tartuffe (1925)
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Reviews Counted: 4
Fresh: 3
Rotten:1
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Runtime: 63 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: An expressionistic retelling of the classic Moliere story, Murnau contemporized his version by setting the exploration of morality and hypocrisy amidst a housekeeper's murder plot. Here, the... [More]
Starring: Rosa Valetti, Werner Krauss, Lil Dagover, Emil Jannings
Director: F.W. Murnau
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Top CriticWhatever else may be said about it, the picture is heavy and primitive.
03/25/06
Top CriticWhile the film is arguably minor Murnau, it remains highly agreeable and full of the director's characteristic visual inventiveness, albeit on a smaller scale.
12/19/04
One of the first post-modern films (in which characters watch and are aware of films).
02/20/04
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