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2025-03-31 22:42:49
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Peter Lorre, Otto Wernicke, Theodor Loos, Friedrich Gnass, Gustaf Grundgens

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Clare Manion

Oh wow! I've been meaning to watch this one forever. So brilliantly made, and yes, the trial at the end there is excellent. I've been thinking about the choice to have Lorre whistle 'Hall of the Mountain King'. In a movie with essentially no music, why that tune? Best I can come up with is that it's a reflection of the character's mental state - the piece starts of slowly, quietly, with only a few instruments, and builds up into this overwhelming, kind of hypnotic sound. Like a runaway carousel that might break apart at any moment. Or rather, until he snaps... Either that or it's just handy as a recognizable tune. Maybe?

Youtalkingtome
>>169556409

Either way the choice to have him whistle it was very creepy. Him whistling that tune was deeply unsettling.

Toc

Holy shit! You guys are just killing it!!! Every day, something else incredible! Do you both do the editing? LOVE this channel!

Youtalkingtome
>>169556409

Kevin here. I didn't know this, but Hall of the Mountain King was written for the original production of Henrik Ibsen's play, Peer Gynt. Peer is a character who spends his life acting immorally (as a wanderer), and he rationalizes his bad behavior as "I am just being who I am." I feel like this is what Lang is probably referencing with Lorre's explanation of his behavior.

that girl

Lang fled to the US in the 30s, where he became one of the progenitors of film noir

Youtalkingtome
>>169625239

That makes sense. American noir had huge German and French influences, and you can really see it in the way so much of this is shot.

that girl

I don't think we ever have the right to take another life, but that doesn't mean I have to shed tears for every person who is killed.