One actor successfully holding the other back so we can get a good look at the fabulous decor. The chevrons on the wall are echoed in the diamonds on the inlaid floor. And are the walls lined with fabric? Perhaps it is a textured wallpaper treatment, but I'm guessing raw silk or grasscloth. Stunning, non?
Oh yeah, some more stuff happens too. All beautifully of course; this is Murnau.
See the cafe patrons through the windows of the streetcar? They are sitting across the street from the camera as the presumably fake trolley passes by. Faux or no, it is to great effect - Freund, thank you.
The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924)
directed by F. W. Murnau
cinematography by Karl Freund
2 comments:
That opening shot -- the solution to the walls might be even more awesome: wood panelling with different woods used to create the two-tone pattern?
Ya! You can see that the pattern is divided up into squares and then mounted onto the wall. It could definitely be wood paneling. Now I want to take a carpentry course..
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