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Warning Shadows (1923)

I found this play very interesting because of the story line and how they used shadows as a form of German Expressionism. Without using any subtitles and sounds the story is told through shadows which is fascinating and eery. Some background information I gathered up in this 1923 film by Author Robison is he uses shadows to create a morality play for a gathering of rich friends. The play acts as warning about the consequences of adultery and possessiveness. The shadows depict what might happen if the baron stays jealous and suitors don't not reduce their advances towards his wife. The theme is that the truth is found within the darkness. I think I would add this to my cultural diet because it makes sense in a way that although this couldn't really happen where shadows move and tell a story but in the real world the shadows can be seen as a persons morals. That everyone should see things in other perspectives and think about what their actions could cause, such as adultery.


info from:
http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/lists/10-great-german-expressionist-films
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgD5n0KcWuE

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