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Anna Boleyn (1920) is by far the most conventional of Ernst Lubitsch's early silent films and the most disappointing. It's a by-the-numbers historical tragic romance epic. Lubitsch was always at his best when he was being wild and crazy.

My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2024/09/anna-boleyn-1920.html

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Ernst Lubitsch's Eyes of the Mummy (1918) sounds like a horror film but it's a romantic melodrama although there's an ancient Egyptian tomb and a curse, and strange and inexplicable events. Pola Negri stars. Early Lubitsch is so wild and crazy.

My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2024/08/eyes-of-mummy-1918.html

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Well, for those of you out there who might be interested, it seems that Sabine Schwientek's book Dämon der Leinwand: Conrad Veidt und der
deutsche Film 1894–1945, has been translated to English and is available for pre-order here :

https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/conrad-veidt-demon-of-the-silver-screen/

Although its reception has been at best controversial, I think we can all agree that a new Conrad Veidt study is more than welcome!

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