{"id":76067,"date":"2021-09-12T22:28:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T05:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76067"},"modified":"2021-09-12T22:28:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T05:28:43","slug":"blue-light-the-1932","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76067","title":{"rendered":"Blue Light, The (1932)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Those crystals &#8212; they are a danger for you, and the whole village.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Poster-215x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-76068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Poster-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Poster-735x1024.png 735w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Poster-92x128.png 92w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Poster-768x1069.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Poster-194x270.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Poster.png 795w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA semi-feral woman named Junta (Leni Riefenstahl) who lives high up in a mountain with a young goatherd(Franz Maldacea) is menaced by local townspeople, who believe she is a witch given how many young men lose their lives climbing the mountain to reach the beautiful blue crystals at the top. Will a sympathetic man (Mathias Wieman) be able to save Junta from her doomed fate?\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>Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>German Films<\/li>\n<li>Witches and Wizards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFilm fanatics may be familiar with this early <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mountain_film\">&#8220;mountain film&#8221;<\/a> &#8212; written, directed by, and starring Leni Riefenstahl &#8212; given clips interspersed throughout the 1993 documentary <em>The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl<\/em>, which details the infamous Nazi propaganda films Riefenstahl made under Hitler&#8217;s regime. This earlier, fairy tale-like film is notable for its lovely aesthetics, with Riefenstahl crafting an impressively other-worldly yet grounded existence through on-location shooting in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brenta_group\">Brenta Dolomites<\/a> of Ticino, Switzerland, and in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sarntal\">Sarntal<\/a>, South Tirol. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Waterfall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Waterfall.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Waterfall.png 576w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Waterfall-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Waterfall-128x107.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Waterfall-324x270.png 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Farming.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Farming.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Farming.png 576w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Farming-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Farming-128x107.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Farming-324x270.png 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The storyline is quite simple, structured as a &#8220;frame story&#8221; in which Junta&#8217;s tale is told after visitors at a local hotel ask about her portrait: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Portrait.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Portrait.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Portrait.png 576w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Portrait-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Portrait-128x107.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Portrait-324x270.png 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Junta is perceived as a witch given her primitive existence in the mountains &#8212; and how many men die trying to reach the treasures she lives nearby &#8212; but Junta is actually a sympathetic presence, making the story&#8217;s denouement all the more tragic (though perhaps not surprising). This film isn&#8217;t must-see, but those who enjoy innovative films by early female directors may be curious to give it a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beautiful cinematography and imagery<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Cinematography1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Cinematography1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Cinematography1.png 576w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Cinematography1-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Cinematography1-128x107.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Cinematography1-324x270.png 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Cinematography2.png 576w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Cinematography2-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Cinematography2-128x107.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Cinematography2-324x270.png 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Fine location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Mountains.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Mountains.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Mountains.png 576w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Mountains-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Mountains-128x107.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Mountains-324x270.png 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Location.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Location.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Location.png 576w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Location-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Location-128x107.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Blue-Light-Location-324x270.png 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re curious.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0022694\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/silentdvd\/leni_riefenstah.html\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Those crystals &#8212; they are a danger for you, and the whole village.&#8221; Synopsis: A semi-feral woman named Junta (Leni Riefenstahl) who lives high up in a mountain with a young goatherd(Franz Maldacea) is menaced by local townspeople, who believe she is a witch given how many young men lose their lives climbing the mountain to reach the beautiful blue crystals at the top. Will a sympathetic man (Mathias Wieman) be able to save Junta from her doomed fate? 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