According to Edgardo Cozarinsky; the Argentine film critic: "There is something recognizably Scandinavian about Brother Carl: un-easy; puzzling exchanges between its characters; with brooding; ever-present nature surrounding them. The interplay of formal speech and plain silence recalls Dreyers Gertrud (rather than Bergmans The Silence and Persona). On closer inspection; though; it is unlike any other Scandinavian film. The miracles; unlike that in Dreyers Ordet; are not real ones. But they are the only kind these characters can afford. Brother Carl is an outsiders commentary; with very personal variations; on those motifs that filmgoers associate with the Scandinavian film tradition. And much of its elusive fascination depends on this flexible distance btween material that may seem familiar and the fresh look that establishes its own perspective."Brother Carl was shot in and around Stockholm in 1970 and had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 1971. It was shows at the San Francisco; Chicago; and London film festivals; and had its U.S. theatrical premiere in 1972. Note: This eBook edition does not contain images.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Table of ContentsBy Hjalmar PoelzigIntroduction -- Gary D. RhodesI: Texts and Contexts1. Edgar G. Ulmer: The Low-End Independent FilmmakerPar Excellence -- Yannis Tzioumakis2. Edgar G. Ulmer: The Godfather of Sexploitation? -- Chris Justice3. At the Border: Edgar G. Ulmers The Singing Blacksmith (1938) and Cossacks in Exile (1939) -- Claudia PummerII: Film Noir4. Dead Fathers and Other Detours: Ulmers Noir -- Scott Loren5. See Spot: The Parametric Film Noirs of Edgar G. Ulmer -- Hugh S. Manon6. Even the Pictures Lie: The Unreliable Narrator in the Film Noirs of Edgar G. Ulmer -- Stephen Broomer7. Edgar G. Ulmers Homicidal Noirs: Psychosis and Possession in Strange Illusion; The Strange Woman; and Bluebeard -- Marlisa Santos8. All Wrong Turns: Tracking Subjectivity in Detour (1945) -- Phillip Sipiora9. Masculinity and Masochism in Detour (1945) -- Reynold HumphriesIII: Individual Films10. Puppets and Painting: Authorship and Artistry in Edgar G. Ulmers Bluebeard -- Steffen Hantke11. Beyond Citizen Kane: Ruthless as Radical Psychobiography -- Tony Williams12. "The Gateway to America": Assimilation and Art in Carnegie Hall (1947) -- Tony Tracy13. Meeting The Man From Planet X (1951) -- Graeme Harper14. Nothing to Hyde: Reading The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957) -- Robert Singer15. Murder; Family; and Weird Science:The Amazing Transparent Man -- David J. Hogan16. "A Sword and Sandal Gone Screwy" or; Edgar G. Ulmers Journey to the Lost City--LAtlantide -- Kevin HeffernanIV: Case Study--The Black Cat (1934)17. Bauhaus of Horrors: Edgar G. Ulmer and The Black Cat -- Alison Peirse18. The Devils Contract: The Satisfaction of Self-Destruction in Edgar G. Ulmers The Black Cat -- Dion Tubrett19 "Tremonstrous" Hopes and "Oke" Results: The 1934 Reception of The Black Cat -- Gary D. Rhodes2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. As AlwaysBy Jack E. DowlerAs always with Mr. Rhodes books; the research is just incredible; and precise. If you have read any of Mr. Rhodes books you will know what I am talking about. If you are a fan of Mr. Ulmer and his works; then get a copy of this book now; you will not be dissapointed.
