{"id":24830,"date":"2012-03-21T10:56:23","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T17:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24830"},"modified":"2021-02-01T10:26:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:26:44","slug":"student-of-prague-the-1913","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24830","title":{"rendered":"Student of Prague, The (1913)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I agree that Mr. Scapinelli shall take from this room whatever he chooseth for his own use.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Student-of-Prague-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Student-of-Prague-Poster-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-24831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Student-of-Prague-Poster-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Student-of-Prague-Poster-87x128.jpg 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Student-of-Prague-Poster.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA poor university student (Paul Wegener) in love with a countess (Grete Berger) unwittingly gives his reflection to a sorcerer (John Gottowt) in exchange for gold, and soon finds that his reflection is committing crimes in his name.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>German Films<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Pact With the Devil<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The Student of Prague<\/em> (a.k.a. <em>A Bargain With Satan<\/em>) holds the distinction of being the second-oldest film listed in <em>GFTFF<\/em>, after <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=6894\"><em>Quo Vadis<\/em> (1912)<\/a>. It&#8217;s primarily of interest to film fanatics for its status as what may be the first &#8220;horror&#8221; film ever made, and as a forerunner to the German Expressionist movement &#8212; but as a narrative, it hasn&#8217;t held up all that well. Indeed, it&#8217;s oddly difficult to follow what&#8217;s happening on screen (the clunky inter-titles don&#8217;t help), and other than innovative use of double exposure during the scenes when Wegener confronts or runs into his &#8220;reflection&#8221;, the direction is rather static. None of this is particularly surprising for a film made so early in the history of cinema, but film fanatics should simply be forewarned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A provocative premise<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Student-of-Prague-Premise2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Student-of-Prague-Premise2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Student-of-Prague-Premise2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Student-of-Prague-Premise2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Student-of-Prague-Premise2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look simply for its historical relevance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0003419\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticmoviemusings.com\/2016\/10\/31\/the-student-of-prague-1926\/\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/v47453\">All Movie Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I agree that Mr. Scapinelli shall take from this room whatever he chooseth for his own use.&#8221; Synopsis: A poor university student (Paul Wegener) in love with a countess (Grete Berger) unwittingly gives his reflection to a sorcerer (John Gottowt) in exchange for gold, and soon finds that his reflection is committing crimes in his name. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: German Films Horror Pact With the Devil Silent Films Review: The Student of Prague (a.k.a. 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