• Fashion plate depicting two women with parasols against a backdrop of roses and trees. The woman on the left is seated on a garden bench and holding an opened lilac parasol, displaying its white lining. The woman on the right is standing beside her and holding a closed blue parasol.

The Waxworks cast and crew relax with friends and colleagues on the film's carousel set. Paul Leni is seated fourth from left, facing the camera. From L-R: Wilhelm (William) Dieterle, Ali Hubert, E. A. Dupont, Leni, Fritz Maurischat, John Gottowt, Lore Sello, Leo Birinski. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

The Life and Career of Paul Leni

by Erica Tortolani and Martin Norden Silent-era film director Paul Leni was at the forefront of German filmmakers whose stylistically daring and narratively innovative productions garnered international acclaim and who found themselves heavily recruited by Hollywood studios during the 1920s.…

Screenshot from Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor (2020)

10 Beats of The Pulse in Cinema

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