https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vwUem5Us6M Schatten (dir. Arthur Robison, 1923) begins with a five minute introduction to the film’s players, who are trotted out like the foils in a police lineup onto an actual stage where they’re identified with intertitles. After this lengthy prologue, the film abandons the use of titles altogether and embraces the purely visual ideal of … Continue reading Photoplays We Fancy — Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination