Eerie Tales - 1919 - 6/10
AKA - Unheimliche Geschichten
Closing time in the rare book shop, and three characters emerge from paintings.
The Devil, the prostitute, and Death. Pre-Internet, pre-radio, what do they do?
Start reading books.
Five-part anthology, of which the best known adaptations might be Poe and Stevenson.
Dramatic interpretations are over the top and sweepingly theatrical.
Conrad Veidt is especially flamboyant.
Nonetheless, one watches this creaky vehicle to see the scandalous Anita Berber.
If her story were told today, Berber would tempt a caricature of Weimar decadence. Except she was the real thing.
Subs for this are easy to find. If you cannot =
https://subscene.com/subtitles/eerie-tales-aka-tales-of-horror-aka-five-sinister-stories-unheimliche-gechichten/english/1145993
