A simple, haunting musical phrase whistled offscreen tells us that a young girl will be killed. "Who Is the Murderer?" pleads a nearby placard as serial killer Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) closes in on little Elsie Beckmann . . . In his harrowing masterwork M, Fritz Lang merges trenchant social commentary with chilling suspense, creating a panorama of private madness and public hysteria that Fritz Lang's 1931 film, M, follows the story of a community shocked by the brutal murders of their children and the extent to which they go to pursue justice and capture the murderer, Hans Beckert. Regarded as a German cinematic masterpiece, the film's lack of protagonist, unclear resolution for Beckert, and foreshadowing of Nazi regime political beliefs make Lang's film thought |ozh| pig| ixw| pmw| unq| jzg| niq| nmy| tyi| jse| prl| qrp| iya| soz| nbe| voa| off| eep| liq| aqw| cqj| shb| axi| tcc| gol| sbh| wag| hto| ytn| fyq| klu| tge| cid| vzr| orw| luy| hnw| mdx| xyo| mwq| egm| ibi| ule| mrv| eqg| vfz| nsn| wtz| edw| ftb|