Category: 1921

MRS. DANE’S CONFESSION

Although less well-known to the audience Mrs. Dane’s Confession, directed by Michael Curtiz (still credited as Mihály Kertész), immediately stands out for its extraordinary directorial care, intense close-ups and sophisticated editing cuts, complete with irises and fades that give the entire feature film a very personal character.

KURORT BADEN BEI WIEN

When we watch a film like Kurort Baden bei Wien today, we realise how valuable it is as a document of a bygone era. An era – between the two wars – in which people tried in every way possible to return to a normal life. A time in which – albeit somewhat later than the rest of the world – cinema had also become popular in Austria.