Bernhard Goetzke, Hans Sternberg, Karl Rückert
This beautiful gothic fantasy was inspired by a childhood dream of its writer/director, Fritz Lang, who first gained world recognition with this film's triumph. "Destiny" is the story of a young man t...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 7, 2000
Stats: 70 reviews
a wonderful gothic romance like something from grimm's fairy tales. in his autobiography buñuel wrote that this inspired him to make films. there's an homage to it in un chien andalou. it was one of alfred hitchcock's favorites and a big influence on the thief of baghdad (both...( read more)
Reported to be Alfred Hitchcock's favorite film, and easily a new favorite for me. I've never been so entranced by a film. Astounding expressionistic photography. I was so moved that I decided not to review this film, but take an unconventional approach to showing my appreciation...( read more)
Without the romance story and its attached shenanigans, the focus would've been on the cool premise, which would've enabled me to like it more. Cool effects for its time.
Fritz Lang réalise en 1921 Der Müde Tod, le film qui le rendra célèbre auprès de ses contemporains et qui marquera le cinéma dans son ensemble, faisant sentir ses échos à travers les années et ce jusqu'à nos jours. Aussi important que d'autres films muets de la même époque tels q...( read more)
now that's good storytelling. rich in symbolism, gothic imagery, and imaginative fantasy & special effects, Lang's tale of the destiny of love transcends time and cinematic era. moving, enduring, and a truly beautiful silent film. the one thing that bothered me were the captio...( read more)
death is portraited in a beautiful, imparcial and, sometimes, funny way.
Really ambitious, great story, not Lang's best, but still enjoyable, for me, the arabian part was the best one.
Utterly sublime. The effects are one thing, but the love story, the story of destiny, of going to the ends of the world, of fighting everyone from the Emperor to the Caliph, I was awe-struck, it brought a typical tale and warped it in a baggage that discovers the meaning of moral...( read more)
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