#the golem (1920)

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THRIFT HAUL!

I got some spooky lovely goodies recently

First off with some books!

Murdle is a detective word scramble type puzzle book my partner got me so I can use my brain more UwU

We all know Carrie y’all. But if u don’t it’s about a girl who gets her period and then experiences telekinetic powers.

And the last one is a murder mystery that takes place on Halloween which is exciting!

I don’t like the covers for both Carrie and the haunting they feel too …corporate if you know what I mean? But they were on sale so I wanted to read them! (I’ll buy better covers one day)

NEXT!

I got some dvds and vhs (the best)

I got the original King Kong on vhs! This is the rare tape that if you press it his chest roars!!!! (SADLY the battery is like over 30 years and had died)

I also found this dvd box set with 4 classic movies I love

I saw the golem on the side of the box set and was like OMG and ran to it and threw it in the cart. Never ever would I of thought to see him in any type of store!

Here’s all the dvds in the box set!

They’re all so beautiful aaaaa! My favorites are the golem and Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Here’s a close up of my favorite box art

John Barrymore you are such a treat I love u.

Anyways that’s everything I got ! Very exciting yayyy

[mirobraz]

[lisystrata]

"El Golem" by Jorge Luis Borges

Si (como afirma el griego en el Cratilo) el nombre es arquetipo de la cosa en las letras de 'rosa' está la rosa y todo el Nilo en la palabra 'Nilo'.

Y, hecho de consonantes y vocales, habrá un terrible Nombre, que la esencia cifre de Dios y que la Omnipotencia guarde en letras y sílabas cabales.

Adán y las estrellas lo supieron en el Jardín. La herrumbre del pecado (dicen los cabalistas) lo ha borrado y las generaciones lo perdieron.

Los artificios y el candor del hombre no tienen fin. Sabemos que hubo un día en que el pueblo de Dios buscaba el Nombre en las vigilias de la judería.

No a la manera de otras que una vaga sombra insinúan en la vaga historia, aún está verde y viva la memoria de Judá León, que era rabino en Praga.

Sediento de saber lo que Dios sabe, Judá León se dio a permutaciones de letras y a complejas variaciones y al fin pronunció el Nombre que es la Clave,

la Puerta, el Eco, el Huésped y el Palacio, sobre un muñeco que con torpes manos labró, para enseñarle los arcanos de las Letras, del Tiempo y del Espacio.

El simulacro alzó los soñolientos párpados y vio formas y colores que no entendió, perdidos en rumores y ensayó temerosos movimientos.

Gradualmente se vio (como nosotros) aprisionado en esta red sonora de Antes, Después, Ayer, Mientras, Ahora, Derecha, Izquierda, Yo, Tú, Aquellos, Otros.

(El cabalista que ofició de numen a la vasta criatura apodó Golem; estas verdades las refiere Scholem en un docto lugar de su volumen.)

El rabí le explicaba el universo "esto es mi pie; esto el tuyo, esto la soga." y logró, al cabo de años, que el perverso barriera bien o mal la sinagoga.

Tal vez hubo un error en la grafía o en la articulación del Sacro Nombre; a pesar de tan alta hechicería, no aprendió a hablar el aprendiz de hombre.

Sus ojos, menos de hombre que de perro y harto menos de perro que de cosa, seguían al rabí por la dudosa penumbra de las piezas del encierro.

Algo anormal y tosco hubo en el Golem, ya que a su paso el gato del rabino se escondía. (Ese gato no está en Scholem pero, a través del tiempo, lo adivino.)

Elevando a su Dios manos filiales, las devociones de su Dios copiaba o, estúpido y sonriente, se ahuecaba en cóncavas zalemas orientales.

El rabí lo miraba con ternura y con algún horror. '¿Cómo' (se dijo) 'pude engendrar este penoso hijo y la inacción dejé, que es la cordura?'

'¿Por qué di en agregar a la infinita serie un símbolo más? ¿Por qué a la vana madeja que en lo eterno se devana, di otra causa, otro efecto y otra cuita?'

En la hora de angustia y de luz vaga, en su Golem los ojos detenía. ¿Quién nos dirá las cosas que sentía Dios, al mirar a su rabino en Praga?

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AEMAET

Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam | 1920 | dir. Paul Wegener & Carl Boese

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"Soon you will have a guardian." Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920) dir. Paul Wegener, Carl Boese My Ko-fi

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SUMMARY: In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.

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'The Golem' 1920. Directed by and starring Paul Wegener. Movie posters.

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THE GOLEM 730 days ago 525 today 1478

What is it…

link https://youtu.be/UCfOH_RKgmU

link https://youtu.be/-Nq5fCnm3Yc

The Golem: How He Came into the World (German: Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam, also referred to as Der Golem) is a 1920[a] German silent horror film and a leading example of early German Expressionism. Director Paul Wegener, who co-directed the film with Carl Boese and co-wrote the script with Henrik Galeen based on Gustav Meyrink’s 1915 novel.

The Golem: How He Came into the World is the third of three films that Wegener made featuring the golem, the other two being The Golem (1915) and the short comedy The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917), in which Wegener dons the golem make-up in order to frighten a young lady with whom he is infatuated. The Golem: How He Came into the World is a prequel to The Golem from 1915 and, as the only one of the three films that has not been lost, is the best known of the series.

Click below to see the film…

link https://ok.ru/video/4364000627337

Nearly 100 years latter we have a much different Golem…

THE GOLEM OF 2018

The Golem is a 2018 Israeli period supernatural horror film directed by Doron and Yoav Paz, and written by Ariel Cohen.

The Golem is based on the Jewish legend of the same name, and the film’s creators felt that the legend, which they referred to as “the Jewish Frankenstein”, had never been properly developed into a film since the 1951 version The Emperor and the Golem.

link https://youtu.be/amILpv8s1Ek

Originally it was intended to retain the original appearance of the title character for the film, “In the beginning, when we just started on the idea for the movie, we tried to tell the story as it is. That is with the real giant creature made of mud and clay,”. The idea was soon abandoned, however, after realizing that it would not fit with the story they wanted to convey, deciding instead to reimagine the classic tale for a more contemporary audience while staying true to its original themes. Principal photography for The Golem commenced in the summer of 2017 near Kyiv, Ukraine, for a month and a half, with the majority of the film was shot in an isolated outdoor set, “in the middle of nowhere”.

link https://youtu.be/AEDCikstmsw

The Emperor and the Golem , 1951, Dir. Císařův pekař – Pekařův císař

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Why didn’t Famulus just fuck the golem

[lordofthesoups]

Every German Expressionist film I could find

Most links are to the internet archive. Other links go to either youtube or Wikipedia pages that contain the films.

Nerves (1919)​ Different from the others (1919)​ Algol (1920)​ From morn till midnight (1920)​ The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)​ Genuine (1920)​ The Golem (1920)​ Destiny (1921)​ Shattered (1921)​ Nosferatu (1922)​ Phantom (1922)​ Dr Mabuse der spieler (1922) Raskolnikow (1923)​ The Tresure (1923)​ The street (1923)​ Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination (1923)​ Die Nibelungen (1924) ​ Waxworks (1924)​ The hands of Orlac (1924)​ New Years Eve (1924)​

The student of Prague (1926) ​

Faust (1926) ​

Tartuffe (1926)​

Metropolis (1927 )​

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)​

The man who laughs (1928) ​

Asphalt (1929) ​

M (1931) ​

Vampyr (1932) ​

The Testament of Dr Mabuse (1933) 

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Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam | 1920 | dir. Paul Wegener & Carl Boese

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Dread by the Decade: Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam

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Note: Sometimes I miss films from prior decades that are really worth a watch and double back!

★★★★

Plot: When his people face persecution and displacement in medieval Prague, a rabbi creates a golem to protect them.

Review: Though its lack of accuracy regarding Jewish beliefs is a detriment, this film remains remarkably cinematic and evocative in its approach.

English Title: The Golem: How He Came into the World Source Material: The Golem by Gustav Meyrink Year: 1920 Genre: Supernatural Horror, Occult Country: Weimar Republic/Germany Language: Silent Runtime: 1 hour 31 minutes

Directors: Paul Wegener, Carl Boese Writers: Henrik Galeen, Paul Wegener Cinematographers: Karl Freund, Guido Seeber Composers: Hans Landsberger, Lukasz Poleszak Cast: Albert Steinrück, Lyda Salmonova, Paul Wegener, Ernst Deutsch, Lothar Müthel, Otto Gebühr

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Story: 4/5 - Its mistakes regarding Jewish beliefs are often glaring, but the core of the story is compelling and shockingly progressive for its time.

Performances: 4/5 - Steinrück and Wegener are both wonderfully expressive.

Cinematography: 5/5 - Stunningly lit and framed.

Editing: 4/5

Effects & Props: 4/5 - The castle collapse and smoke effects hold up well.

Sets: 4.5/5 - Well dressed. Their scale is outstanding for the time.

Costumes, Hair, & Make-Up: 3.5/5 - Some costumes are lovely but the golem looks rather cheap.

Trigger Warnings:

Mild violence

Antisemitism (criticized by film)

Inaccurate representation of Jewish beliefs and folklore

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[learning-german]

The Golden Age of German Cinema

I took a film class this past semester and I've basically copied and pasted my syllabus. Please enjoy! Highly, highly recommend Metropolis whether or not you speak German!!!

THE OYSTER PRINCESS (1919, dir. Ernst Lubitsch, 60 Min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH-lqSrcFNo

THE GOLEM (1920, dir. Paul Wegener / Carl Boese, 84 Min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6dvWPN8OMA

CINEMA EUROPE: GERMANY (1995, dir. Kevina Brownlow / David Gill, 60 Min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aVHA40T-jo

THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1919/20, dir. Robert Wiene, 71 Min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP0KB2XC29o

THE LAST LAUGH (1924, dir. Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, 90 Min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC6Twfwr67g

BERLIN – SYMPHONY OF A BIG CITY (1927, dir. Walter Ruttmann, 65 Min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdFasmBJYFg.

METROPOLIS (1927, dir. Fritz Lang, 153 Min.)

https://youtu.be/X-S5v4UwhAE?si=_ytU8wFjC2zPfTIf

THE BLUE ANGEL (1930, dir. Josef von Sternberg, 106 Min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdww58D6rhc

M (1931, dir. Fritz Lang, 105 Min.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNtct2xhWsM

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Alchemist workshop in "The Golem" (1920)