Tartuffe

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Michael M F.W. Murnau's Tartuffe is a technically impressive silent film about moralistic hypocrisy which falls short of the master's greatest films due to a somewhat bland storyline, but which is still worth watching for its achievements in cinematography and lighting. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/30/21 Full Review andrey k A simple but very effective movie with didactic inclinations, though this fact doesn't spoil the impression of the movie. On the contrary its simple message isn't blurred or covered and serves the right purpose of pointing out hypocrites around you. The cast couldn't be more outstanding, such great actors comprise it. But while Krauss and Jannings are good as usual both portraying characters with one-sided natures - one is bewitched by the other's evil spell hidden under the fake mantle of holiness in order to achieve his mean goals - Lil Dagover is a real gem here, so passionately and vividly she portrays the desperate wife, the spectrum of her emotions varies greatly which is fascinating to behold. She earnestly loves her husband and would do anything to retrieve him back from the evil forces in the face of the repulsive Jannings. The shot at the end where she clasps her hands in a prayer thanking the Lord for the help is impressive: her mantle of holiness is clearly not fake. The structure of the film is surprisingly fresh for the time: film within film, especially when one character breaks the fourth wall and talks to the audience. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member another silent expressionistic gem from Murnau Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A morality play towards hypocrisy, in this case due to religious fanaticism in the name of the phony. The mockery heavyload is pointed towards hypocrisy not towards religion. The religion itself its just the crooks method. I can only speculate if Murnau vision on religion is poision. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I love how this movie uses Tartuffe as a story within a story to warn the audience of hypocrites. The character who's saying it, breaks the fourth wall to tell us this warning as well, which was cool. Plus the expressionistic style isn't as pronounced as in some other films, but it's there. Especially in the guy who plays Tartuffe. Murnau sure made some interesting films, I recommend seeing this movie, it's good. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Nicht Murnaus bester Film, doch man sieht auch bei Herr Tartüff, dass Murnau einer der ganz großen Stummfilmregisseure war. Die Laufzeit von nur knapp 60 Minuten ist für meinen Geschmack ein wenig zu kurz geraten, eine zusätzliche Viertelstunde hätte dem Ganzen sicher gut getan. gute 3/5 Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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