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The Last Laugh

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The Last Laugh (1924)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:23

Rotten:0

Average Rating:9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: One of the most brilliant of all German silent films, F.W. Murnau's THE LAST LAUGH uses a constantly moving and subjective camera to capture the emotional anguish of a man whose life is suddenly... One of the most brilliant of all German silent films, F.W. Murnau's THE LAST LAUGH uses a constantly moving and subjective camera to capture the emotional anguish of a man whose life is suddenly devoid of meaning. Because of his age, an elderly doorman at a hotel finds himself ignominiously demoted to washroom attendant. Particularly galling to the poor man is the loss of his uniform, which gives him pride and prestige. Crestfallen, he spends the day wandering the city, getting drunk and dreaming of suicide, mourning the loss of his dignity, and trying desperately to hang on to a shred of hope. [More]

Starring: Emil Jannings, Maly Delschaft, Emilie Kurz, Hans Unterkirchner

Starring: Emil Jannings, Maly Delschaft, Emilie Kurz, Hans Unterkirchner, Olaf Storm, Hermann Vallentin

Director: F.W. Murnau

Director: F.W. Murnau
Screenwriter: Carl Mayer
Producer: Erich Pommer

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Sep 30, 2008

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Karl Freund's ground-breaking and historically important cinematography can still take the breath away.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/27/09
Alan Morrison
Alan Morrison
Empire Magazine

The 1924 film in which F.W. Murnau freed his camera from its stationary tripod and took it on a flight of imagination and expression that changed the way movies were made.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/27/09
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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...can still pierce a hardened heart - especially these days, when demotions and layoffs have become a daily occurrence and the streets are full of forlorn former doormen.

Full Review Source: LarsenOnFilm | comment Comment
03/29/09
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm

A Murnau silent classic featuring strong Emil Jannings performance.

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03/14/09
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

It ends with an unconvincing cop-out happy ending.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment 2 Comments
10/11/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Walk a mile in my shoes

Full Review Source: JWR | comment Comment
04/01/08
S. James Wegg
S. James Wegg
JWR

Même après plus de 80 ans, The Last Laugh demeure un film qui ne vieillit tout simplement pas.

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
07/04/07
Jean-François Vandeuren
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

Widely regarded as an expressionist masterpiece.

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08/29/06
TV Guide's Movie Guide

There are no titles in this film -- merely a few inserts to guide the viewer. And yet one is never in doubt as to the action of this admirable picture, which is a remarkable piece of direction, with exquisite lighting effects.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
03/25/06
Mordaunt Hall
Mordaunt Hall
New York Times
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No review available.

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09/26/05
Cole Smithey
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ColeSmithey.com

No review available.

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07/17/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

One of the darkest commentaries (intra- and extratextually) on the cost of comfort and compromise in art and life.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
04/19/05
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

I'll make the radical claim that losing around ten minutes would have made the film flawless. But it's almost made up for by that ending...

Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | comment Comment
10/31/04
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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No review available.

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07/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The film is notable for its smooth, moving, tracking camera and its complete lack of intertitles, making it a true universal experience.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
03/16/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

One of the most influential films of the 1920s....As Eisentein in Russia was to silent-era editing, Murnau was his counterpart in virtuoso camerawork.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
03/12/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

the true star remains Murnau's remarkable camera work

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02/12/04
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

The film was liberated enough to need only one narrative title board to help tell its story, it proved an important development towards the director's purist, set-free chiaroscuro in Faust.

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05/24/03
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08/15/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
 
 
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