ConradVeidt &mdash; settima https://write.underworld.fr/settima/tag:ConradVeidt @settima@zirk.us Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:54:17 +0200 The Man Who Laughs (Paul Leni, 1928) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/the-man-who-laughs-1928 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" The Man Who Laughs (Paul Leni, 1928)/div div class="month" Jan/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 29/div div class="occasion" 1690/div div class="img" The Man Who Laughs (1928)/div div class="caption" A hand-painted carnival banner reading "URSUS ye Philosopher presents THE LAUGHING MAN. Don't fail to see GWYNPLAINE who was deserted at ye age of ten on ye night of ye 29supth/sup of January 1690 by ye Villainous Comprachicos on ye coast of Cornwall. This little boy has grown up and is now known as THE LAUGHING MAN". DP: Gilbert Warrenton./div div class="txt" "What a lucky clown you are! You don't have to wipe off your laugh." ### /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #January #PaulLeni #VictorHugo #MaryPhilbin #ConradVeidt #OlgaBaclanova #CesareGravina #GilbertWarrenton #BookAdaptation #clowns #circus #drama #horror #HumanMarvels #PreCode #USA #1920s ★★★★☆/div /section ]]>

The Man Who Laughs (Paul Leni, 1928)

Jan

29

1690

The Man Who Laughs (1928)

A hand-painted carnival banner reading “URSUS ye Philosopher presents THE LAUGHING MAN. Don't fail to see GWYNPLAINE who was deserted at ye age of ten on ye night of ye 29th of January 1690 by ye Villainous Comprachicos on ye coast of Cornwall. This little boy has grown up and is now known as THE LAUGHING MAN”. DP: Gilbert Warrenton.

“What a lucky clown you are! You don't have to wipe off your laugh.”

#FilmDuJour #January #PaulLeni #VictorHugo #MaryPhilbin #ConradVeidt #OlgaBaclanova #CesareGravina #GilbertWarrenton #BookAdaptation #clowns #circus #drama #horror #HumanMarvels #PreCode #USA #1920s ★★★★☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/the-man-who-laughs-1928 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari [The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari] (Robert Wiene, 1920) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-nxl3 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari [The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari] (Robert Wiene, 1920)/div div class="month" Dec/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 25/div div class="occasion" Hanukkah + Christmas/div div class="img" Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920)/div div class="img2" Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (1822 – 1827)/div div class="caption" Cesare (Conrad Veidt) escapes with Jane (Lil Dagover) in his arms. Composition and distribution of light and shadow – much of which was painted directly on the set pieces – strike a strong resemblance with the oldest known survived photograph by Nicéphore Niépce from ca. 1822 – 1827. DP: Willy Hameister./div div class="txt" A favourite scene featuring light for Hanukkah and Christmas. Alan "How long will I live?" Cesare "Till the break of dawn." /div div class="tags" ##### #Bales2024FilmChallenge #RobertWiene #WernerKrauss #ConradVeidt #FriedrichFeher #LilDagover #AlfredoAntonini #GiuseppeBecce #WillyHameister #mystery #drama #horror #ExperimentalFilm #Expressionismus #Germany #1920s/div /section ]]>

Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari [The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari] (Robert Wiene, 1920)

Dec

25

Hanukkah + Christmas

Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920)
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (1822 – 1827)

Cesare (Conrad Veidt) escapes with Jane (Lil Dagover) in his arms. Composition and distribution of light and shadow – much of which was painted directly on the set pieces – strike a strong resemblance with the oldest known survived photograph by Nicéphore Niépce from ca. 1822 – 1827. DP: Willy Hameister.

A favourite scene featuring light for Hanukkah and Christmas.

Alan “How long will I live?”

Cesare “Till the break of dawn.”

#Bales2024FilmChallenge #RobertWiene #WernerKrauss #ConradVeidt #FriedrichFeher #LilDagover #AlfredoAntonini #GiuseppeBecce #WillyHameister #mystery #drama #horror #ExperimentalFilm #Expressionismus #Germany #1920s

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-nxl3 Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:24:33 +0100 Orlacs Hände [Die unheimlichen Hände des Doktor Orlac / The Hands of Orlac]... https://write.underworld.fr/settima/orlacs-hande-1924 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Orlacs Hände [Die unheimlichen Hände des Doktor Orlac / The Hands of Orlac] (Robert Wiene, 1924)/div div class="month" Sep/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 25/div div class="X" /div div class="img" Orlacs Hände (1924)/div div class="caption" Paul Orlac (Conrad Veidt) stretched out on a wooden bench in a tavern. A strange man sits on a second bench on the other side of the table. DPs: Hans Androschin & Günther Krampf./div div class="txt" /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDinner #RobertWiene #MauriceRenard #ConradVeidt #HansAndroschin #GüntherKrampf #BookAdaptation #SilentFilm #drama #mystery #crime #Expressionismus #thriller #BodyHorror #SciFi #Austria #Germany #1920s ★★★★☆/div /section ]]>

Orlacs Hände [Die unheimlichen Hände des Doktor Orlac / The Hands of Orlac] (Robert Wiene, 1924)

Sep

25

Orlacs Hände (1924)

Paul Orlac (Conrad Veidt) stretched out on a wooden bench in a tavern. A strange man sits on a second bench on the other side of the table. DPs: Hans Androschin & Günther Krampf.

#FilmDinner #RobertWiene #MauriceRenard #ConradVeidt #HansAndroschin #GüntherKrampf #BookAdaptation #SilentFilm #drama #mystery #crime #Expressionismus #thriller #BodyHorror #SciFi #Austria #Germany #1920s ★★★★☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/orlacs-hande-1924 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 14:31:54 +0200