Journey into the Night
Dr. Egil Börne, an eminent physician, comes under the spell of an unscrupulous cabaret dancer and deserts his fiancée. The plot finds echoes throughout the Weimar period, including Sternberg’s The Blue Angel. Conrad Veidt appears in a supporting role as a sinister blind painter, whose entrance eerily presages Murnau’s Nosferatu. Der Gang in die Nacht, the earliest surviving film by F. W. Murnau, is also, paradoxically, the only Murnau film for which the original camera negative exists.
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| Original Title | Der Gang in die Nacht |
| Year | 1921 |
| Country | Germany, Denmark |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | F. W. Murnau |
| Runtime | 81 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.9/10 (21 votes) |
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Murnau constructs a tale of moral descent through stark contrasts of light and shadow, relying on visual composition to convey the protagonist's inner turmoil. The cinematography builds a hypnotic tension where duty and obsession become indistinguishable.
What lingers after viewing is the sense of a foundational work, where the seeds of expressionist horror are sown. The film serves as a crucial blueprint for the director's iconic later style. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: F. W. Murnau
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Watch in dim light with a fitting score, absorbed in the silent era's atmospheric power.
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