Weimar Cinema Series
Der Heilige Berg (1926)
The Holy Mountain
Arnold Fanck, 106 minutes
October 10, 2017
Tuesday
7:00 – 9:00 pm
010 East Pyne
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Film still from “The Holy Mountain”
The problematic aesthetic politics of nature are combined with the cinematic debut of the dancer Leni Riefenstahl in this classic of the “mountain film” genre. Restored and tinted print with English intertitles and a contemporary soundtrack by Aljoscha Zimmermann.
Film screening followed by discussion.
Fall 2017 Film Series in conjunction with GER308 / ECS307 “Regimes of Spectacle in Weimar Cinema”
