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Posted: 9/13/04 at 10:25pm
I just finished watching "Michael," a German silent film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. I was amazed to see a film from 1924 with such strong homosexual undertones.
Has anyone else seen this film? The relationship between the Master and Michael is said to be that of father & adopted son, but there are many lingering touches, longing gazes, etc. between the two. Do you think this is just because of a heightened physicality as a result of no sound, or was the director really trying to say something else about the relationship that could not be said aloud at the time? I haven't read anything else about this film, so I may be looking too much into this or maybe I don't understand the art of silent films (since I've only seen about 3 or 4). Any comments by anyone else who may have by chance seen this would be great!
Has anyone else seen this film? The relationship between the Master and Michael is said to be that of father & adopted son, but there are many lingering touches, longing gazes, etc. between the two. Do you think this is just because of a heightened physicality as a result of no sound, or was the director really trying to say something else about the relationship that could not be said aloud at the time? I haven't read anything else about this film, so I may be looking too much into this or maybe I don't understand the art of silent films (since I've only seen about 3 or 4). Any comments by anyone else who may have by chance seen this would be great!
From the evil she done Lord
Set her free, Set her free, Set me free
Don't let my sorrow
Make evil of me
