tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post3347938829952022700..comments2024-01-25T07:08:17.130-05:00Comments on 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler) 1922 **Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-74494467713298467752012-10-23T16:32:09.524-04:002012-10-23T16:32:09.524-04:00Lang's films are time capsules for the time in...Lang's films are time capsules for the time in which they were made. The set designs are what I love about this. Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-84293969722838409292012-10-22T01:52:13.530-04:002012-10-22T01:52:13.530-04:00In catching the zeitgeist you are absolutely right...In catching the zeitgeist you are absolutely right, Dr. Mabuse captures it very well. As a movie I am not so impressed. Lang would go on to make much better stuff. <br />In his depiction of the German society there are some interesting parallels between Mabuse, Metropolis and M, which are worth exploring. If you wanted to know what was happening in Germany between the wars you just had to follow Fritz Lang.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.com