On Wed, 15 Jan 1997 10:22:15 -0600 Donald Larsson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The mention of Murnau's FAUST also prompted me to think of Lang's DER MUDE TOD/ > DESTINE. > > (That should be DESTINY.) The motif of the feminine redeeming and/or condemning the masculine is an old Lang favourite; "Metropolis", "Frau im Mond", "Scarlet Street", "Woman in the Window", "Rancho Notorious", "Big Heat" and "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" all spring to mind. ---------------------- Leo Enticknap Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture *** look at our website on http://www.ex.ac.uk/bill.douglas/ *** University of Exeter, UK ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]