Warning shadows : a nocturnal hallucination /

Expressionist film in which a count is jealous of the attentions his wife pays to "the lover" and various other suitors. The situation comes to a head when a showman/mesmerist puts on a "shadow play" for them all, in which their emotion and passions are mirrored.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Cineteca comunale (Bologna, Italy), Cinémathèque française, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Robison, Arthur, 1888-1935, Schneider, Rudolf, 1908-1957, Grau, Albin, 1894-1942, Sosin, Donald, Kortner, Fritz, Weyher, Ruth, 1901-1983, Wangenheim, Gustav von, 1895-1975
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Silent film with orchestral soundtrack ; English credits.
Published:	New York : Kino on Video, [2006]
Series:	German expressionism collection.
Subjects:	Jealousy > Drama. Adultery > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, German. Feature films. Silent films. Horror films.

Description
Summary:	Expressionist film in which a count is jealous of the attentions his wife pays to "the lover" and various other suitors. The situation comes to a head when a showman/mesmerist puts on a "shadow play" for them all, in which their emotion and passions are mirrored.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a silent motion picture in 1923. "This version of Warning Shadows (Schatten) is based on a comparison of all existing copies, two main sources in particular: an original print, tinted and with French intertitles, from the Cinémathèque Française, and a dupe negative of an American theatrical version from the Museum of Modern Art. This restored edition contains no intertitles, in keeping with the original German version of the film, which premiered in October, 1923"--Screen. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color (tinted) ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; letterbox (1:33:1).
Production Credits:	Edited by Rudolf Schneider and Arthur Robison ; music composed and performed by Donald Sosin ; photography, Fritz Arno Wager ; design, Albin Grau.