
Der Golem – Paul Wegener (1920)
Before the Second World War, mythology was in a healthy and respectable state of affairs. With Jewish mysticism in particular dominating the beliefs and influences of many fields, it was only a matter of time before it found its way into film. The fantasy elements and myths in particular seem a perfect mould for the cinematic medium, yet it seems to have been resisted in … Continue reading Der Golem – Paul Wegener (1920)