M-Fritz Lang (1)
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Edvard Grieg's Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt
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@necrodouch your right.
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The whistle Soing is from Classical Music,made by Tsaikovsky (or however he is spelled)
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@KatieM101388 "In the Hall of the Mountain King"/the one he whistles. right?
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@5:35...that song...where have I heard that...
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Pet peeve - White subtitles on white backgrounds!
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@brendanpr21 true but you have to remember this is a european film, and they are a bit more lax about what is show on film
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@necrodouch might also have a little bit to do with the fact that it was 1931 ... ! it was already controversial enough, if it actually showed the murders we probably wouldn't be watching it right now
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@falstaffswims it's fortunate that we were sparred from it. i have a theory about why that is, i believe that Fritz Lang believed the world was dark enough during the creation of this movie and he didn't feel the need to add to the depression any further by showing children dying, or even the children's bodies
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oh mon dieu naaaannn Elsie?
One of many beautiful details: the haunting presence of Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King," which most people know builds up to a terrible, violent climax... the murderer whistles the melody up till that point... we never once in the film hear the explosive, violent outburst of brass and percussion, etc., at the height of the piece... all the violence is politely, in a terrible, horrifying way, not shown to us, concealed... or we're spared from it. but we all KNOW how that song goes...
falstaffswims 2 years ago 20
This movie has some of the best direction I've ever seen!
faceofjesusinmysoup 2 years ago 14