The best Fritz Lang’s movies
Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang (December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976) was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor. One of the best known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute. His most famous films are the groundbreaking Metropolis (the world's most expensive silent film at the time of its release) and M, made before he moved to the United States, his iconic precursor to the film noir genre.
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Contempt
7.4/10
A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb at the box office, he brings in a screenwriter to energize the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
8.5/10
Martin Scorsese celebrates American movies from the silent classics to the Hollywood of the seventies.
The Dinosaur and the Baby
7.5/10
An hour-long discussion between Fritz Lang and Jean-Luc Godard in which they discuss a variety of art forms, the role of the cinema, their collaboration together, and much more. (Filmed in 1964 but released for TV in 1967.)
Conversation with Fritz Lang
7.7/10
American director William Friedkin interviewed Austrian director Fritz Lang on February 21st and 24th, 1975. Lang died August 2nd, 1976.
Paparazzi
6.5/10
Paparazzi explores the relationship between Brigitte Bardot and groups of invasive photographers attempting to photograph her while she works on the set of Jean-Luc Godard's film Le Mépris (Contempt). Through video footage of Bardot, interviews with the paparazzi, and still photos of Bardot from magazine covers and elsewhere, director Rozier investigates some of the ramifications of international movie stardom, specifically the loss of privacy to the paparazzi. The film explains the shooting of the film on the island of Capri, and the photographers' valiant, even foolishly dangerous, attempts to get a photograph of Bardot.
A Life for Movies - Lotte Eisner
6.7/10
Le Parti des choses: Bardot et Godard
5.9/10
Le Parti des choses: Bardot et Godard is a documentary short following director Jean-Luc Godard on the set of Contempt.
Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands
6.7/10
The Exiles
7.5/10
A chronicle of the rescue of oppressed intellectuals and artists from Europe before the outbreak of World War II. It studies the cultural and intellectual impact of this emigre population on American life.
The Film in the Film
7.4/10
The only surviving excerpt of a documentary on film production in Weimar Germany, featuring the different personalities of several famous directors of the era at work on the set including Fritz Lang, Robert Wiene, and E.A. Dupont.
Encounter with Fritz Lang
6.1/10
Interview with Fritz Lang on the roof of Villa Malaparte on Capri during the filming of the fictitious film "Odysseus" and the filming of "Le mépris" by Jean-Luc Godard, in which Fritz Lang plays the role of an old film director called Lang. During the interview, excerpts from the long films "The Nibelungen", "The Tired Death" and "M" are shown.
Fritz Lang - Réalisateur de légende
For Example Fritz Lang
6.7/10
A interview with Fritz Lang where he talks about his career in Germany and troubles with the Nazis.
