Lolita's Classics

Friday, November 20, 2009

Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922)

Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler
Director: Fritz Lang
Germany 1922
237 min
Starring: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Aud Egede Nissen, Gertrude Welcker, Alfred Abel, Bernhard Goetzke, Paul Richter and Robert Forster-Larrinaga, among others.

Co-written by fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou.

Part one: Ein Bild der Zeit (transl. "A Picture of Time") 123 min.
Part two: Inferno des Verbrechens (transl. "Inferno of Crime") 112 min.

Finally! Honorary Oscar to Ms. Bacall

Colorized by Lolita.

As my first female role model (after my mum, I guess), I have always been pretty frustrated that Lauren Bacall never have received an Academy Award. She has deserved it time and time again, and would have been able to receive an Honorary Award since the 1980's. And now, finally, the time has come! This weekend Lauren Bacall accepted an Honorary Oscar statue at the age of 85.

Freaky Film Posters or: Do they feel all right in Poland? pt. 3

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) was Stanley Kubrick's last film, and yes: it was kind of freaky. But not nearly as freaky as this poster.
When I'm done with the Polish film posters, I think I will move on to presenting some from former Czechoslovakia. I bet the reason why they divided that country had something to do with mentally ill people designing film posters there too.