tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552859349076170395.post1855127755697279395..comments2023-10-31T09:00:46.420-04:00Comments on 21 Essays: Once Upon a Time on the Set of BlackmailUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552859349076170395.post-31460758267589054292012-05-17T20:36:56.102-04:002012-05-17T20:36:56.102-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Adriana Scarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15848518024069455800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552859349076170395.post-91025105432978110422012-05-13T22:45:06.162-04:002012-05-13T22:45:06.162-04:00Thanks, Marilyn! It's an honor to be part of ...Thanks, Marilyn! It's an honor to be part of this great blogathon!<br /><br />grandoldmovies: Powell was quite explicit that he was channeling German expressionism in "The Small Back Room." Hitchcock was, as usual, more guarded in acknowledging his influences. But Hitchcock actually worked at UFA and the expressionist influence surfaces frequently. Another German influence: I consider Fritz Lang slightly apart from German Expressionism, but both Hitchcock and Powell cribbed much from Lang, too, particularly his German films.Lee Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11140770560633308724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552859349076170395.post-53232507811053241712012-05-13T18:30:50.199-04:002012-05-13T18:30:50.199-04:00Interesting comparison between the 2 directors. Th...Interesting comparison between the 2 directors. There also seems a relationship between how each director conveyed psychological states of near madness on film, such as David Farrar trapped in his apartment and seeing things in 'The Small Back Room' and James Stewart slowly losing his mind in 'Vertigo' - both directors seem to use an expressionist technique here to depict the unstable inner mind.grandoldmovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773085288675763855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552859349076170395.post-71522239131475595152012-05-13T13:21:27.862-04:002012-05-13T13:21:27.862-04:00This is a terrific post, Lee. Very informative and...This is a terrific post, Lee. Very informative and interesting to read. I love the comparison of the screencaps and speculation that they might be more than coincidental. Can't wait to read the rest of your essays.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513072379930200159noreply@blogger.com