SIlent films bring us feelings in a distinct way that talkies do. For example, the cozy "Man who Laughs" by Paul Leni or fantastic masterpiece "Metropolis" by Fritz Lang. And now, "Mikaël" by Dreyer. This movie bring us the touching story about an artist called Claude Zoret, who loves his inspiration, Michael. But this inspiration falls in love of the Counteless Lucia Zamikoff. At the same time, Dreyer bring us another story which talk about a friend of Claude Zoret who falls in love of a married woman. Then become the solitude.
Carl Theodor Dreyer, director of famous movies that i have not seen yet (but i want, of course i want!) like "The Passion of Joan of Arc", "Vampyr" and "Ordet" offers us one of his first movies, which has all the ingredients to bring to spectator a cozy feeling of solitude. The story talks about love and betrayal. Dreyer offers us a really successful experience of feelings thanks by beautiful performances (Benjamin Christensen, Walter Slezak, Nora Gregor, Robert Garrison, Dider Aslan and Max Auzinger) and beautiful scenarios and images (The black and white offers that beauty that i named so much, for example i recall two scenes: when the two lovers watch an sculpture and when the lover it faces the woman's husband and die shoot for him. I can recall too the beautiful natural scenarios, few ones, and the others which are inside the house of the big master that turn be claustrophobic scenarios).
I really recommend the DVD edition by Kino in its collection of "Gay-Themed Films of the German Silent Era" (With "Anders als die Andern", its English title "Different from the others" or Spanish title "Diferentes a los otros" and "Geschlecht in Fesseln - Die Sexualnot der Gefangenen" which English title is "Sex in Chains" or its Spanish title "Sexo en Cadenas"), its piano score is really beautiful and catching and the digital transfer are unique. The only thing that I'm not agree is that is called as a "Gay film". I think that called it can be risky because "Mikaël" can be interpreted in many ways. So, i think that is not wise to generalize. Watch "Mikaël" is amazing and touching, Dreyer makes a masterpiece in silent films. Wacth it and analyze it in your own opinion. Is a touching experience.
*Sorry for the mistakes, well... if there any.
Carl Theodor Dreyer, director of famous movies that i have not seen yet (but i want, of course i want!) like "The Passion of Joan of Arc", "Vampyr" and "Ordet" offers us one of his first movies, which has all the ingredients to bring to spectator a cozy feeling of solitude. The story talks about love and betrayal. Dreyer offers us a really successful experience of feelings thanks by beautiful performances (Benjamin Christensen, Walter Slezak, Nora Gregor, Robert Garrison, Dider Aslan and Max Auzinger) and beautiful scenarios and images (The black and white offers that beauty that i named so much, for example i recall two scenes: when the two lovers watch an sculpture and when the lover it faces the woman's husband and die shoot for him. I can recall too the beautiful natural scenarios, few ones, and the others which are inside the house of the big master that turn be claustrophobic scenarios).
I really recommend the DVD edition by Kino in its collection of "Gay-Themed Films of the German Silent Era" (With "Anders als die Andern", its English title "Different from the others" or Spanish title "Diferentes a los otros" and "Geschlecht in Fesseln - Die Sexualnot der Gefangenen" which English title is "Sex in Chains" or its Spanish title "Sexo en Cadenas"), its piano score is really beautiful and catching and the digital transfer are unique. The only thing that I'm not agree is that is called as a "Gay film". I think that called it can be risky because "Mikaël" can be interpreted in many ways. So, i think that is not wise to generalize. Watch "Mikaël" is amazing and touching, Dreyer makes a masterpiece in silent films. Wacth it and analyze it in your own opinion. Is a touching experience.
*Sorry for the mistakes, well... if there any.