Die Nibelungen, is Fritz Lang’s complete five hour epic, which has been restored by the Munich film archive. The film also includes the original 1924 orchestral score. I still have not sat down to watch Metropolis, but I will soon. What I found interesting about this film is the progression in the story telling and the special effects. Though this is a silent film, the use for dialogue isn’t always necessary as Fritz Lang shows us. In Seigfried, we get the set up of the cantro, and then there are one or two scenes that may have dialogue that is flashed upon the screen after.
The set design and costumes are very art deco which adds a different take on this classic story. There were moments when I wished this film were in color just so I could see the working of the geometric designs and whether or not they were colorful or in black and white. The soldiers fighting gear looked like combinations of 70’s garb which is where the inspiration probably came from. The patterns and colors of the 70’s broke the rules of fashion. Some of which most of us would like to forget. Can you remember double knit polyester?
If you have the time and patience I recommend you take a couple of days and watch Die Nibelungen which is the story of Siegfried and Kriemhild’s Revenge. Seigfried is 143 minutes long and Kriemhild’s Revenge is 148 minutes long. Each is told in seven Cantro’s, which is a fantasy world of the old and the new. It’s quite entertaining and risqué for its time. Thanks for stopping by, keep an open mind.
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