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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 86 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Originally produced by Kino Lorber Edu in 1924. |
| Summary |
Based upon Herman Bang's 1902 novel, Dreyer's Michael refashions the classical Greek myth of Jupiter and Ganymede into a love triangle between an aging artist, Zoret (director Benjamin Christensen), his protagonist Michael (Walter Slezak, later to play the Nazi villain in Hitchcock's Lifeboat) and Princess Zamikoff (Nora Gregor, Rules of the game), an aristocratic femme fatale as entranced by Michael's youthful beauty as Zoret is. As Michael plunges from the dizzying heights of new love to the depths of theft and betrayal, Zoret experiences a spiritual rebirth from out of the ashes of rejection and despair. A film of exquisite artistry, Michael is both elaborately theatrical and remarkably restrained. Dreyer elicits vivid and passionate performances from his adroit cast, including the screen's only acting appearance by cinematographer Freund. Co-written by Fritz Lang's wife and collaborator Thea von Harbou (M, Metropolis), this intimate and compelling film possesses a bold level of emotional detail and depicts the twilight of a male-male romance with unusual daring and subtlety. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Triangles (Interpersonal relationships) -- Drama.
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Gay men -- Germany -- Drama.
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Artists -- Germany -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Silent films.
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Bang, Herman, 1857-1912.
Michael
Film adaptations.
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Christensen, Benjamin, 1879-1959, actor.
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Slezak, Walter, 1902-1983, actor.
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Grégor, Nora, 1901-1949, actor.
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Dreyer, Carl Theodor, 1889-1968, director.
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Harbour, Thea von, screenwriter.
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Kanopy (Firm)
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1114335 Kanopy |
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