If ever I were in love with the dark and macabre, I would be in love with the beautifully grotesque somnambulist Cesare. In a graceful trance comparable to that of Vaslav Nijinsky, Cesare, as thin as a rod and as lithe as a snake, glides across the room and takes away life as though the action were set to music and as if he were but an actor in a sort of morbid play.
Monday, October 26, 2009
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
German expressionism, fully realized. I have never seen such an effective set in a live action film.
If ever I were in love with the dark and macabre, I would be in love with the beautifully grotesque somnambulist Cesare. In a graceful trance comparable to that of Vaslav Nijinsky, Cesare, as thin as a rod and as lithe as a snake, glides across the room and takes away life as though the action were set to music and as if he were but an actor in a sort of morbid play.
If ever I were in love with the dark and macabre, I would be in love with the beautifully grotesque somnambulist Cesare. In a graceful trance comparable to that of Vaslav Nijinsky, Cesare, as thin as a rod and as lithe as a snake, glides across the room and takes away life as though the action were set to music and as if he were but an actor in a sort of morbid play.
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Dear Sara,
ReplyDeleteSo far, and so far, and on toward the end.
When we will meet sort of depends.
Tomorrow I will be eating at noon.
In the building of Science.
You're friend Poe wrote a story once.
About a man who found himself in a crux.
There was a knife and a pendulum swinging.
Does this story clarify where I'll be eating?
You can come if you want.
Deliver your note.
I'd ask you to join me,
But there is no guarantee you'll say yes.
I'll see you soon I guess.
Sincerely,
Barret
http://ic.byu.edu/now.php
ReplyDeleteit's vampire week at the international cinema.