Der Golem is such a classic horror film.
Along with Nosferatu and Faust by Murnau and the early Hollywood efforts like Phantom of the Opera with Lon Chaney and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with John Barrymore.
Just wondering... is this the golden age of the horror film?
i would agree with golden age, because pre 1935 films are my main area of interest, and i love the horror films from the teens and 20s, mostly as this was the time that all of the core elements of the genre were demonstrated for the first time, and then mimicked and developed by others, which created the genre we know today. I would say it is the golden age, as it is my favourite, others may disagree, yet it is an undebiably interesting point in the development of cinema.
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I bought this film on DVD along with Dr.jekyll and mr. hyde, Phantom of the opera, The hunchback of notre dame... have yet to watch the last two I mentioned..
Anyway I just loved this film, and the music, also classic, often heard the main song in movies, just can't remember, there was this one famous film this music was used in... They also used one song that was also used in Nosferatu, since this film is older I reckon Nosferatu borrowed that song from them...
Man, I also must get Nosferatu on DVD someday, they even made a remake or something in 1970's of the Nosferatu movie, which got quite good reviews, anyone seen that one??
There is no 'original' music on silent films - the music you get on video and TV are interpretations, as would have been the live accompaniments in the cinemas back in the day, but none are definitive. For instance, the region 2 DVD of Nosferatu from a few years back had a horrible synth-rock soundtrack (I haven't heard this myself), but the restored version shown on UK TV was given a new symphonic score.
However, I can totally recommend the original Nosferatu. Werner Herzog's 1970's remake is beautiful, but boring!
Whenever somebody mentions silent soundtracks I always think of the metropolis release in the 1980s with a rock soundtrack. Freddie Murcury and Fritz Lang, who would've thought..
shareNo you didn't, as no copies of the 1915 film are known to exist. You saw the 1920 movie The Golem: How He Came Into the World, which was the 3rd in the Trilogy. The 1915 movie is the first of the trilogy, a lost masterpiece.
sharewe watched this in one of my european history classes (it was called Frankenstein and focused on the myths surrounding artificial creations) and it was seriously the best thing EVER! because its silent and doesnt have words for every scene and all, we just make up what the people are saying and doing. its so much fun!
shareNo copies of this movie are known to exist. It is likely you saw the 3rd movie in the trilogy, The Golem: How He Came Into The World.
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