Frankenstein (1931) excerpt with music
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Uploaded by hardtimesincountry on Sep 9, 2008
This is a clip from the 1931 movie Frankenstein. It marked the beginning of Boris Karloff's long and brilliant career in horror movies (and it was the first of director James Whale's four ventures within that genre).
The clip is slightly edited by me to make it fit the music which is an unedited excerpt from Shostakovitch's 5th symphony, 3rd movement.
I've treated this sequence as a silent movie with just one line of dialogue (the only time Clive is speaking while facing the camera)
I wished to draw out the beauty and the sadness in Karloffs performance and Whale's direction.
As the music is very gentle, please turn up the volume to enjoy!
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All Comments (26)
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21.000 viewer!!! :D
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dobre
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Often forgotten is the performance of the actor who played Frankenstein ,Colin Clive ,a great hammy part but totally overshadowed by Karloff's monster role
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who said white folks aint weird?
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Outstanding.
Cheers!
cjc
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@1Thunderfire They are hun. Thanks for your comment.x
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@MouseCheese2010 Wow, what a coincidence seeing that I'm researching Frankenstein right now as it's a novel that we are going to cover in English Lit. O_o I think the monster refers to himself as being 'your Adam' to Frankenstein.
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@andygin Yay, a Boltoner! which is where I'm originally from. As my Grandad says: "The old ones are always the best!"
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@1Thunderfire Mary Shelley once referred to him as "Adam"
That's the closest he's come to actually having a name.
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@andygin its an American produced film, with a British director, and influenced mostly by German expressionism.
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Very well done!
TheRadicalreels 1 year ago
@TheRadicalreels Thanks a lot. Love your channel by the way!
hardtimesincountry 1 year ago
The harp beginning to play as the monster reaches towards the sky is incredibly touching. Very good musical choice, sir.
PieRowManiac 2 years ago
Thank you for your comment. That particular moment you mention is exactly what made me think of Shostakovich's beautiful music.
hardtimesincountry 2 years ago
Whale could extract pathos from a block of wood. Thank you for uploading this. The musical choice is extremely effective.
DoctorIvanSFN 2 years ago
Thanks for your comment. This scene of the film has never failed to move me, and I've always loved the Shostakovitch piece. They just seemed to go well together!
hardtimesincountry 2 years ago