Herr Tartüff (Tartuffe)

Herr Tartüff (Tartuffe) (1927)

  • 80% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 80% of users liked it
    (378 ratings)

How typical of the great German director F. W. Murnau that he used Moliere's scathing satirical comedy Tartuffe as a launching pad for an extended exercise in expressionism. Emil Jannings plays the title character, a religious hypocrite who capitalizes upon the piety of others to line his own… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 14 min.
Directed By
F.W. Murnau
Written By
Molière, Carl Mayer
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1925 Wide
On DVD
Nov 11, 2003

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    The mise en scene is beautifully modulated and the performances -- by Emil Jannings, Lil Dagover, and Werner Krauss, among others -- are first-rate.

  • , New York Times

    Whatever else may be said about it, the picture is heavy and primitive.

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    One of silent cinema's most rigorous formalist exercises

  • , Empire Magazine

    A dramatically satisfying and technically accomplished picture, with Karl Freund's shadowy cinematography the highlight.

  • Matt Bailey, Not Coming to a Theater Near You

    While the film is arguably minor Murnau, it remains highly agreeable and full of the director's characteristic visual inventiveness, albeit on a smaller scale.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    I love how this movie uses Tartuffe as a story within a story to warn the audience of hypocrites. The character who's saying it, breaks the fourth wall to tell us this warning as well, which was cool. Plus the expressionistic style isn't as pronounced as in some other… More

  • Megan S


    It was a silent movie, the first one I've ever seen. I think that it was pretty enjoyable actually. They sure picked a creepy guy to play Tartuffe.

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