Schatten - Eine nächtliche Halluzination (1923)

Director:

Arthur Robison

Writers:

Arthur Robison (writer)
Rudolf Schneider (writer)

Release Date:

27 April 1925 (Finland)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

During a dinner, given by a wealthy baron and his wive, attended by four of her suitors in a 19th century German manor...

Plot Keywords:

Expressionism | Expressionist

Cast

Alexander Granach	...	Shadowplayer
Max Gülstorff	...	2. Kavalier
Lilli Herder	...	Dienstmaedchen
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Fritz Kortner	...	The count
Karl Platen	...	2. Diener
Fritz Rasp	...	Diener
Eugen Rex	...	A servant
Ferdinand von Alten	...	3. Kavalier
Gustav von Wangenheim	...	Her lover
Ruth Weyher	...	His wife

Also Known As:

Warning Shadows

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Colour:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Company:

PAN Film

Movie Connections:

Featured in Kingdom of Shadows (1998) (V)

Mainly of historical interest

One of the most influential of the German Expressionist films of the 1920's. The most radical aspect is the lighting, where the shadows are sometimes more important than the actors.

Also unusual is that there are no titles except at the start to introduce the characters, who are just types and do not have names, just descriptive titles (husband, wife, youth, servant, etc.).

The shadow puppet show is similar to what is seen more extensively in Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed, Die (1925).