M Le maudit de Fritz Lang : un film politique ?

This article discusses the thesis, commonly accepted since the work of Siegfried Kracauer, that Fritz Lang’s movie M is a "political" film in the sense that it warns of the rise of the Nazi danger or, according to other authors, supports the Nazis in Germany in 1930. On the basis of a deta...

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Main Author: Christophe Brochier
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Dalhousie University 2023-12-01
Series:Belphégor
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/belphegor/5683
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Summary:This article discusses the thesis, commonly accepted since the work of Siegfried Kracauer, that Fritz Lang’s movie M is a "political" film in the sense that it warns of the rise of the Nazi danger or, according to other authors, supports the Nazis in Germany in 1930. On the basis of a detailed study of the film and the director's statements, I argue that M should instead be considered a documentary and 'prophylactic' film about serial killers, particularly paedophiles.
ISSN:1499-7185