HUM 108

These hearts were woven of human joys and cares,       Washed marvellously with sorrow, swift to mirth. The years had given them kindness. Dawn was theirs,       And sunset, and the colours of the earth. These had seen movement, and heard music; known       Slumber and waking; loved; gone proudly friended; Felt the quick stir of wonder; sat alone;       Touched flowers and furs and cheeks. All this is ended. There are waters blown by changing winds to laughter And lit by the rich skies, all day. And after,       Frost, with a gesture, stays the waves that dance And wandering loveliness. He leaves a white       Unbroken glory, a gathered radiance, A width, a shining peace, under the night. This poem is referring to death, living life all of these years with happiness just to die in sorrow. "The Dead" defin...

The German Autorenfilm was not completely based on aesthetics properties of film but, it was more about filming classical plays. It was the first attempt of German cinema to try and reach a middle class audience and conquer the authority of Hollywood by specifically adapting German plays and literature. Most of the movies in this new genre were basic and did nothing to improve on camera filming techniques. One Autorenfilm which did not advance in the development of cinema by using special effects was "Der Student von Prag creates by Stellan Rye and directed by Paul Wegener in 1913. Though Wegener went on the direct mayor films of his era such as "Der Golem", he was experimenting with expressionism in the phone when he created the early prototype "Der Student von Prag". The movie started call Wegener's career and with that, the movement of German expressionism in cinema. Many have said that it was this movie that is responsible for the beginning of the W...