Detail View: Stan Brakhage Collection: Stan Brakhage on Fritz Lang

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narv_4th13-10-16-72FritzLang.mp3
Title: 
Stan Brakhage on Fritz Lang
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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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Abstract
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00:00 Stan Brakhage begins 1:10:39 Brakhage ends 1:10:48 Brakhage begins 1:13:45 Brakhage ends 1:13:50 Questions from the audience begin 1:19:03 End
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SegmentSequence
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Course title: History of Narrative Film (Narrative as Religion) - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Venue
Subject: 
Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79043386
Subject: 
Metropolis (Motion picture)
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local
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Last Will of Dr. Mabuse (Motion picture)
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local
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M (Motion picture)
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local
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Fatal Passion of Dr. Mabuse (Motion picture)
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local
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Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50020574
Subject: 
Motion picture producers and directors
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088067
Subject: 
Nibelungen (Motion picture)
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local
Source: 
narv_4th13-10-16-72FritzLang
Creator: 
Brakhage, Stan
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82017258http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82017258
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Date: 
1972-10-16
Format Medium: 
audio/mp3
Language: 
English
Identifier ARK: 
https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/rg066t009311