Or is it? I'd be interested how many films we can come up with that have been influenced by this one - directly or indirectly. "Dead of Night" seems to be the obvious contender, but It'd be interesting to see what everyone else thinks - and then we can track 'em down and watch them all. LOL! And I'm patient - I know this'll takes AGES!
shareHave you considered Watership Down? The Black Rabbit of Inle seems to be a manifestation of Weary Death.
shareThat's one! Great! Thanks. That's going on the list.
"They will catch you, Prince of a Thousand Enemies, and then they will kill you. But first they must catch you."Please forgive the paraphrasing - it's been ages since I saw it. share
How about Bergman's Smultronstället (The Wild Strawberry Patch (?) ) It has the same sense of fate as a separate, sentient entity.
shareThe Douglas Fairbanks version of The Thief of Bagdad (1924) borrowed numerous ideas from the Chinese story - including the flying carpet, the flying horse and a man turning into a cactus.
shareI would argue that the shot in which Lil Dagover walks towards the arch is an influence on a similar scene involving John Wayne in the Searchers (John Ford).
shareI'd say that The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) was also heavily influenced by the Chinese story in this movie: the magician performing tricks at a royal party, the flying horse, a woman kidnapped, etc...
This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.
It influenced the artsy early Sci-Fi film Things to Come (1936) with Raymond Massey and Ralph Richardson and Cedric Hardwicke. Très étrange.
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