I remember that movie. Yes, von Stroheim. He wasn’t evil in “Grand Illusion” though, as I remember. Just a pafos commandant with his own codex of honor. Never saw films he directed, but he is quite rememberable actor. He kept his single role throughout all movies I saw him in. Pafos guy in uniform.
here’s a bunch of his movies in one neat playlist. He’s signature genre is OVERBLOWN MELODRAMA so it’s an extremely acquired taste and you need to brace yourself. Greed is his masterpiece and even chopped to bits it is astonishingly powerful. I guess the full version would’ve been something like Bela Tarr’s Satantango - the movie that drags you across its mud and concrete to get its point across.
I remember that movie. Yes, von Stroheim. He wasn’t evil in “Grand Illusion” though, as I remember. Just a pafos commandant with his own codex of honor. Never saw films he directed, but he is quite rememberable actor. He kept his single role throughout all movies I saw him in. Pafos guy in uniform.
here’s a bunch of his movies in one neat playlist. He’s signature genre is OVERBLOWN MELODRAMA so it’s an extremely acquired taste and you need to brace yourself. Greed is his masterpiece and even chopped to bits it is astonishingly powerful. I guess the full version would’ve been something like Bela Tarr’s Satantango - the movie that drags you across its mud and concrete to get its point across.