Stan Brakhage gives a biography of Fritz Lang, mentioning how his parents, religion, and Thea von Harbou shaped his art. He describes Lang's interactions with the Nazis. Brakhage describes Lang's main films as "visual catechisms" and analyzes 'The Fatal Passion of Dr. Mabuse,' 'Metropolis,' 'Die Nibelungen,' 'M,' and 'The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse.' He talks about the inspiration for 'M.' and describes the deleted scene from 'Metropolis.' Note: The sound is cut off between 1:10:39-1:10:48. This lecture is part of the source for Brakhage's 1977 book 'Film biographies.'
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Stan Brakhage gives a biography of Fritz Lang, mentioning how his parents, religion, and Thea von Harbou shaped his art. He describes Lang's interactions with the Nazis. Brakhage describes Lang's main films as "visual catechisms" and analyzes 'The Fatal Passion of Dr. Mabuse,' 'Metropolis,' 'Die Nibelungen,' 'M,' and 'The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse.' He talks about the inspiration for 'M.' and describes the deleted scene from 'Metropolis.' Note: The sound is cut off between 1:10:39-1:10:48. This lecture is part of the source for Brakhage's 1977 book 'Film biographies.'
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