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Herr Tart�ff (Tartuffe) (1925)

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Movie Info

Unrated, 1 hr. 14 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: F.W. Murnau

Written By: Moli�re, Carl Mayer

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1925 Wide

On DVD: Nov 11, 2003

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The mise en scene is beautifully modulated and the performances -- by Emil Jannings, Lil Dagover, and Werner Krauss, among others -- are first-rate.

February 13, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

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Whatever else may be said about it, the picture is heavy and primitive.

March 25, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Times

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One of silent cinema's most rigorous formalist exercises

April 19, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

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A dramatically satisfying and technically accomplished picture, with Karl Freund's shadowy cinematography the highlight.

February 19, 2005 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine

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Empire Magazine

While the film is arguably minor Murnau, it remains highly agreeable and full of the director's characteristic visual inventiveness, albeit on a smaller scale.

December 19, 2004 Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You

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Matt Bailey

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

One of the first post-modern films (in which characters watch and are aware of films).

February 20, 2004 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

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I love how this movie uses Tartuffe as a story within a story to warn the audience of hypocrites. The character who's saying it, breaks the fourth wall to tell us this warning as well, which was cool. Plus the expressionistic style isn't as pronounced as in some other films, but it's there. Especially in the guy who

June 2, 2011