It's a shame that Steven Sayadian's career as a writer director
never took off. He might have been recognized as a comic
successor to David Lynch, or something. And, who knows, maybe
we haven't heard the last of him.
This movie is so inventive, so smart, so bold and beautiful. Sure
there are some details that I never really could get behind
("chinchilla chinchilla!") but Dr. Caligari offers so much more than
many more critically acclaimed and successful stuff out there. As a
matter of fact, for my money Dr. Caligari (1989) *easily* surpasses
the original Cabinet of Dr. Caligari in all aspects of cinematic
greatness.
It's not possible to praise Fox Harris and John Durbin enough,
their performances rank among the best I've ever seen on film.
I once wrote SS a fan letter asking if I could audition for his next
film and he was really sweet he phoned me. But sadly, the next
film never happened. I've heard he's a pretty hot number, too!
never took off. He might have been recognized as a comic
successor to David Lynch, or something. And, who knows, maybe
we haven't heard the last of him.
This movie is so inventive, so smart, so bold and beautiful. Sure
there are some details that I never really could get behind
("chinchilla chinchilla!") but Dr. Caligari offers so much more than
many more critically acclaimed and successful stuff out there. As a
matter of fact, for my money Dr. Caligari (1989) *easily* surpasses
the original Cabinet of Dr. Caligari in all aspects of cinematic
greatness.
It's not possible to praise Fox Harris and John Durbin enough,
their performances rank among the best I've ever seen on film.
I once wrote SS a fan letter asking if I could audition for his next
film and he was really sweet he phoned me. But sadly, the next
film never happened. I've heard he's a pretty hot number, too!