Continues 'Stan Brakhage on F. W. Murnau - Part 1.' Stan Brakhage gives a brief history of Black Mountain College. He then plays two of his films: 'The Shores of Phos: A Fable' and 'The Wold Shadow.' Brakhage describes the making of 'The Wold Shadow.' Brakhage compares Fritz Lang and F. W. Murnau in terms of Freudian imagery in their films and in terms of the use of the moving camera. Brakhage then analyses three of Murnau's films: 'Tartuffe,' 'Faust,' and 'Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.' Brakhage also gives a brief biography of Murnau. This lecture is part of the source for Brakhage's 1977 book 'Film biographies.'
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Continues 'Stan Brakhage on F. W. Murnau - Part 1.' Stan Brakhage gives a brief history of Black Mountain College. He then plays two of his films: 'The Shores of Phos: A Fable' and 'The Wold Shadow.' Brakhage describes the making of 'The Wold Shadow.' Brakhage compares Fritz Lang and F. W. Murnau in terms of Freudian imagery in their films and in terms of the use of the moving camera. Brakhage then analyses three of Murnau's films: 'Tartuffe,' 'Faust,' and 'Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.' Brakhage also gives a brief biography of Murnau. This lecture is part of the source for Brakhage's 1977 book 'Film biographies.'
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