10/18 & 10/19: Viewing M
The first film about a serial killer set against the poverty and despair of Weimar Berlin. When this film was released the Nazis held the second most seats in the German Reichstag or Parliament in 1931, and this film's sinister brooding elements foreshadows the rise of Hitler and the destruction of Germany - along with most of Europe. Three years after this film was released Fritz Lang arrives in America and is one of the key influences in the development of film noir. If you were scared watching The Silence of the Lambs or Psycho it all starts with this film.
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