16th February, 2017.
Have you ever heard of an actor called Conrad Veidt?
German chap, so you know.
Who’d done well for himself in German cinema and theatre: until he fled Germany before World War 2, as his wife was Jewish.
I had: but, in all honesty, couldn’t claim to have seen a film he’s in.
Oh, I know he crops up in Casablanca.
I’ve not actually seen it, though: yes, I know that’s possibly a hanging offence.
But there you go.
Sue me … !
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At any rate?
At any rate, and just to re-iterate?
I’ve never actually seen a film with Conrad Veidt in it.
Not for lack of interest, either: more a lack of time, money …
And possibly motivation, as well.
Tonight, though?
Tonight, though, I had a night off.
A desire to see a film.
And a copy of a film — with Conrad Veidt in a key role — that I’d been interested in for some time.
The film … ?
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari: or Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari, in the original German.
I wanted to catch it, not because Veidt’s appeared in the key role of Cesare.
But because the film has something of a reputation …
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