Fritz Lang – Perisphere

The Precincts of Dream: Fritz Lang’s Ministry of Fear

By Finn Odum February 2, 2025 February 1, 2025 Dial M for Milland

|MH Rowe| The Hollywood thrillers that Fritz Lang made after leaving Nazi Germany—and after making there such classics as Metropolis (1927) and M (1931)—tend to be likable because they’re unmoved by the tyrannical demand that films ought to make complete sense. Continue reading

Generous, Kind, Gentle, Decent People: Ministry of Fear

By Finn Odum February 2, 2025 February 1, 2025 Dial M for Milland

|John Costello| I want to tell you why almost everyone turns out to be a Nazi collaborator in Ministry of Fear (1944), a wartime thriller set during the London Blitz. I want to tell you who knows they are helping the Nazis, and who acts without understanding they’re part of a larger… Continue reading

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