#eerie tales (1919)

[thinkingimages]

Anita Berber with Conrad Veit and Reinhold Schünzel in Eerie Tales (1919)

#Anita Berber #Conrad Veit #Reinhold Schünzel #Eerie Tales #Unheimliche Geschichten #1919 #German Silent Film Anthology #Silent Cinema #Richard Oswald #Film #Still #Stills

[minayuri]

Conrad Veidt with Anita Berber and Reinhold Schünzel in Eerie Tales - dir. Richard Oswald

#conrad veidt #anita berber #reinhold schünzel #eerie tales (1919) #unheimliche geschichten #richard oswald #1910s #classic film #silent film #silent horror #german cinema #weimar cinema #screencaps #what a fun movie #goth boi connie slays in this! #my post

[loashipper]

Phantom of the Opera 🌹 × Conrad Veidt the Goth King 👑

What would it be like if Conrad Veidt acted Phantom? 💗

I referred to Unheimliche Geschichten (1919)

And the Last Performance (1929)

#fanart #artwork #phantom of the opera #the phantom of the opera #Conrad Veidt #Unheimliche Geschichten (1919) #Eerie Tales (1919) #The Last Performance (1929) #silent film

[thebrideofreanimator]

the lodger 1927 officially entered the top 25 list!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#it’s currently sitting at 15 #2nd movie this year to go on the list within a week of the first watch (other is arsenic and old lace which is at 12) #rip eerie tales 1919 (prev. at 25 and got kicked off today </3) #still love that movie tho!!!

[celebratetheclassics]

Conrad Veidt in Eerie Tales (1919) dir. Richard Oswald

#conrad veidt #richard oswald #eerie tales #film #classic film #classicfilmedit #classicfilmblr #silent film #silent film stars #silent era #german film #german cinema #weimar cinema #1910s #gifset #my gifs

[hop3isaprison]

insp. by this still from Eerie Tales (1919)

#I don't even know what is going on here #just wanted to use that Connie pic as a reference for something #have it I guess 🥹 #I don't think I've ever drawn Erik this... happy-looking #or just plain silly #anyway #myart #ballpoint doodle #phanart #the phantom of the opera #fanart #erik poto #daroga #phantom of the opera #pharoga #nadir khan #the persian

[sneez]

digital study of a scene from the film eerie tales/unheimliche geschichten (1919) :-)

#artwork #conrad veidt #this was one of the first connie films i watched so i am still very fond of it :) i have thought about it so often since watching it #for some reason. i didnt think it was that brilliant (although he was obviously) but it has stuck with me. the first part especially #anyway i meant to do more studies like this but then i got possessed by the spirit of linocut and have been doing that instead but this #one has been sitting around for a while so i thought i may as well post it #i have another lino print which i finished today to show you all too :D but you can have this one in the meantime. guy who is so so scared #i hope you are all doing well i love you i will be back soon (to answer asks especially. i am a slow beaft and inconstant)

[fibula-rasa]

Unheimliche Geschichten / Eerie Tales (1919)  

segment: "Die Hand" / "The Hand"

[letterboxd | imdb]

Director: Richard Oswald

Cinematographer: Karl Hoffmann

Performer: Anita Berber

#1910s #1919 #silent era #silent cinema #silent movies #silent film #classic film #classic movies #film #german film #Anita Berber #my gifs #horror film #horror

[ronmerchant]

Conrad Veidt- EERIE TALES (1919)

[yes-im-a-simple-man]

Eerie Tales (1919) my beloved

#their goofy ass faces #they are everything to me #eerie tales #unheimliche geschichten #conrad veidt #reinhold schünzel #anita berber #silent films #my edit

[starringvincentprice]

Conrad Veidt, The Goth Everyone Wants to Have and Be

Conrad Veidt in Eerie Tales (1919)

#conrad veidt #eerie tales #fancam #german expressionism #I FORGOT TO POST THIS HERE WHEN I MADE IT #sorry connie #starringvincentprice;posts

[loashipper]

Sketch from

Unheimliche Geschichten (Eerie Tales) (1919)

#Conrad Veidt #fanart #artwork #Unheimliche Geschichten #Eerie Tales (1919) #silent cinema #movies #horror

[cinemphatic]

Eerie Tales (1919) dir Richard Oswald

#Eerie Tales #Unheimliche Geschichten #Anita Berber #Richard Oswald #film #b

[technicolorfamiliar]

Technicolor Familiar Watches Too Many Conrad Veidt Movies Part 1 of ?

Apropos of nothing, I find myself wading around waist deep in Conrad Veidt's filmography, at least the titles I can easily find online.

I've been writing down my mostly brief impressions after each movie, mainly for my own entertainment since I know exactly zero other people who would care lol. I actually created a Mastodon account especially for this purpose, since my primary socials aren't really for this sort of thing. But the character limit on Mastodon is seriously cramping my style, so I'm going to be annoying about this on Tumblr, my self-imposed blog expectations be damned.

I'm not doing plot summaries, but there are spoilers. I'm not watching these movies in any particular order other than what I'm in the mood for on any given day. I'm half trying to keep the thirst levels to a minimum, but no promises; all bets were off after watching A Woman's Face. And tbh, this whole thing has turned into an Emotional Support / Coping Mechanism / Escapism Tactic because hoo boy is my brain bad these days. But be forewarned, I'm not a writer, I'm not a film critic. I just like movies and turns out I like Conrad Veidt a lot too. I'd probably have more and better things to say about a lot of these upon a second or third watch.

So as of late November, I'm 15 films deep with a lot more to go. I'm thinking about splitting this up into multiple posts, maybe like 5ish films/post. Originally I was going to see how many of these movies can I watch before the end of 2023. But I'm just going to keep going until I run out of available titles or I get sick of Connie's face (unlikely).

The Man Who Laughs, 1928 Dir. Paul Leni ⭐4.5/5 Watched mid-Oct, Archive.org Nothing could have prepared me for this. Of course I was aware of TMWL, but more vaguely than I guess I realized. It's really ahead of its time. The production quality is astounding, it's an absolutely beautiful film. The whole cast is pretty great, too. The Duchess? Total smoke show. Homo the Dog? Queer icon. And Connie really swings for the fences emotionally and physically as Gwynplaine. Bear in mind, this is literally only the third Conrad Veidt movie I've ever seen (other than the basic, intro level Cabinet of Dr Caligari and Casablanca), so I was really floored by what he's able to do in this role with the use of really only half his face. There are several wonderfully haunting and heartbreaking visuals and moments throughout the nearly 2 hour runtime that will stay with me long after watching. Half a star got knocked off because the score was a little bombastic and there were one too many clowns for me personally. But those are small complaints for what may otherwise be a pretty perfect film.

Unheimliche Geschichten (Eerie Tales), 1919 Dir. Richard Oswald ⭐3/5 Watched mid-Oct, Archive.org A romp. The version I watched had no soundtrack at all, making for a totally silent viewing experience. The vignette structure and old school effects are fun. I enjoyed seeing Anita Berber in action although maybe I was expecting more because of all the hype surrounding her/her image. But Connie, Anita, and Reinhold Schünzel seem like they had a good time working on this project. "The Black Cat" and "The Suicide Club" were my favorite sections (and I actually watched this when I was in the middle of Netflix's The Fall of the House of Usher, so yay for extra Poe content in the spookiest month). As for Connie Content, what can I say, he's stunning.

The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, 1920 Dir. Robert Wiene ⭐3.5/5 Watched Oct 17, Archive.org I went hard with the silent era when I started this journey. Caligari was my intro to Conrad Veidt almost 15 years ago, and as a lapsed goth art student, I remember being bewitched by his strange and off-putting presence on screen. My rating for this one is kind of low compared to how undoubtedly iconic and important of a film it is. It could have been my mood but upon rewatching, but the story fell a little flat for me. I did like the updated score in the version I watched, and I would love to see this one on the big screen maybe with a live orchestra some day.

Orlacs Hände (The Hands of Orlac), 1924 Dir. Robert Wiene ⭐4/5 Watched Oct 17, Archive.org Loved. It's so horny and bizarre (the scene with the maid crawling on the floor? same, girl, same). And visually the most pre-David Lynch Lynchian-looking movie I've ever seen. The shots that linger on highly stylized, cavernous, empty rooms before a character enters? So David Lynch. I'm also a big fan of the psychological body horror and crime thriller genre mashup. It's got twists, it's got turns. Conrad Veidt's your man if you ever needed a Hand Actor. Like the handsiest Hand Actor who ever had a pair of hands. Someone who could really work those mitts.

A Woman's Face, 1941 Dir. George Cukor ⭐4.5/5 Watched Oct 18, Vudu & TCM Jumping way forward in Connie's career. This movie did things to me. This was, I think, the point of no return. It's extremely underrated, I'm legitimately surprised I'd not heard of it before diving down this rabbit hole. That said, it is strange and pretty spicy for a Hays Code era picture. It's so good, I actually watched it twice (it aired on TCM as a part of their creepy cinema series). Visually beautiful and narratively interesting, if maybe a little long despite the rushed ending. Shout out to Joan Crawford for giving what's probably the best performance of hers, at least that I've seen (Mildred Pierce who?). And then there's nasty, nasty Conrad Veidt. He very nearly steals the movie from Joan, I couldn’t take my eyes off him. He's beautiful, he's TALL, he's scary. Genuinely shocked he doesn't have second billing. But what else can I say about his Torsten Barring that hasn't already been said more eloquently by others? It's such a great character, and I believe he said it was one of his favorites during his entire 100+ film career. A Woman's Face is the only title on this list so far where immediately after watching I wanted to buy the dvd. Ugh, we deserved several more decades of Connie in roles like this.

I'll probably post the next few one day soon, where I finally get into some titles from the 1930s.

#my writing #conrad veidt #the man who laughs #eerie tales #the cabinet of doctor caligari #the hands of orlac #a woman's face

[geeknik]

31 Days of Halloween: Day 19, The Enigmatic Lemp Mansion of St. Louis

On the 19th day of our eerie expedition, we delve into the heart of St. Louis, Missouri, to uncover the mystifying tales enveloping the Lemp Mansion. This grandiose structure, once the epitome of wealth and success, now stands as a somber emblem of tragedy and the supernatural. As we journey through its haunted halls, we'll discover the entangled narrative of the Lemp family's fortune and downfall, intertwined with eerie apparitions and ghostly echoes from a bygone era.

Historical Background

The Lemp Mansion, situated in the Benton Park neighborhood of St. Louis, was once the residence of the affluent Lemp family, whose lineage traced back to Johann Adam Lemp, a German immigrant. The family's fortune burgeoned with the establishment of the Lemp Brewery, which introduced lager beer to St. Louis in the 1840s. Under the stewardship of William J. Lemp, the brewery flourished, and by the 1870s, the Lemp Brewery was a household name, synonymous with quality and tradition.

However, the prosperous epoch was ephemeral. The Lemp family faced an inexorable streak of calamities, beginning with Frederick Lemp's demise in 1901, followed by William J. Lemp's suicide in 1904. The advent of Prohibition in 1919 further plunged the family into despair, leading to the brewery's closure and a string of subsequent tragedies, including more suicides within the family.

Haunting Tales

The murky legacy of the Lemp Mansion is inexorably intertwined with the melancholic narrative of the Lemp family. The mansion is said to be rife with spectral activities, many of which are believed to be the unrestful spirits of the Lemp lineage. Among the most unsettling tales is that of the "Monkey Face Boy," an illegitimate child of William Lemp, who was allegedly concealed in the attic due to his Down Syndrome, and whose spirit is claimed to still lurk within the mansion's haunting halls.

Exploring the Lemp Mansion

For those with a penchant for the paranormal, the Lemp Mansion proffers an array of ghostly expeditions. The "Lemp Experience" is a notable event that allows intrepid souls to delve into the mansion's eerie enigma every other Thursday from December to August, with additional days in the fall months. Moreover, the Lemp Legacy Tour, dubbed "St. Louis’ Most Haunted Ghost Tour," guides guests through the mansion’s spectral spaces on Tuesday nights, revealing the cryptic chronicles encased within its walls.

Other chilling ventures include Halloween night ghost tours accompanied by Brick City Paranormal, offering a spooky exploration of the mansion's haunted halls while sipping on creepy cocktails. The mansion also hosts various paranormal investigations, séances, and ghost hunting equipment for those seeking a deeper encounter with the unknown.

Conclusion

As we conclude our 19th day of spooky sojourns, the Lemp Mansion stands as a poignant emblem of a family’s affluence turned affliction, veiled in an aura of mystery and ghostly whispers. The mansion invites the brave to traverse its haunted halls, to unveil the spectral narratives veiled within, and to experience firsthand the chilling tales that have rendered the Lemp Mansion a legendary haunted haven in St. Louis, MO.

#ko-fi #kofi #geeknik #nostr #art #blog #writing #halloween #all hallows eve #samhain #31daysofhalloween #31 days of halloween #lemp mansion #st louis #missouri #ghost stories #haunted #ghosts #tragic

[drfreex]

E: Eerie Tales (1919)

Richard Oswald’s Eerie Tales is that most venerable of horror movie formats, the anthology, made long before Amicus claimed it as their territory. The original negative is considered lost, and what we are watching today is a restoration performed by the Cinémathéque Francais, which, according to the credits, is some 100 meters shorter than the original. Our framing device takes place in a rare…

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#conrad veidt #eerie tales #hubrisween #silent movies