|
|
|
Asphalt
|
(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
|
|
| Inhalt: |
Joe May's Sensual Drama Of Life In The Berlin Underworld.
From its elaborate and stylish opening scenes, Asphalt immediateIy establishes itself as a startIing achievement. This unforgettabIe film is in many ways the perfect summation of German fiImmaking in the siIent era: a dazzling visuaI style, a psychoIogicaI approach to its characters, and the ability to take a simple and essentiaIly meIodramatic story and turn it into something more compIex and inherently cinematic. AIthough influenced by such classics as The Last Laugh and Berlin: Symphony of a Great City, Asphalt is a unique look at urban Iife and a classic in its own right.
Gustav Fröhlich, best known as the young protagonist of Metropolis, stars as Holk, a strait-Iaced traffic cop who has the simple task of escorting a diamond thief to the poIice station. However, the thief is the exotic and beautifuI Else , which makes the task far from simpIe. The stage is thus set for a scandaIous turn of events, and the drama is made alI the more exciting thanks to the dynamic photography of Günther Rittau and the equally impressive sets of Erich Kettelhut .
Asphalt is directed by Joe May, a leading German fiImmaker of the 1910s and 1920s who is also known for the two-part epic The lndian Tomb. ln addition, he heIped to launch the career of Fritz Lang. Like Lang, May later relocated to HolIywood, where he directed severaI cIassic B-fiIms, most notably The InvisibIe Man Returns. But Asphalt remains perhaps his most famous, and some say greatest, work. |
|
i.d.R. innert 7-21 Tagen versandfertig
Newsfeed | 
Facebook | 
Twitter
