The Mandrake (O.V. Alraune) Germany, 1928 Director: Henrik Galeen Script: Henrik Galeen Cast: Brigitte Helm, Paul Wegener, Ivan Petrovich, Mia Pankau Genre: Drama Plot Professor Jakob ten Brinken is a scientist obsessed with creating artificial life. He is inspired by the mandrake, a root with magical powers that, according to …
Metropolis Germany, 1927 Director: Fritz Lang Script: Thea von Harbou Starring: Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge Plot In an unspecified futuristic context, a colossal city called Metropolis rises. A strict caste system prevails. The outcasts are here a huge mass of enslaved workers, who, crestfallen, must perform …
Frankenstein USA, 1931 Director: James Whale Genre: Horror, literary adaptation Screenplay: Garrett Fort, Francis Edward Faragoh Main actors: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles Plot Henry Frankenstein is an ambitious scientist who has set out to conduct an important experiment. Along with his assistant the hunchback Fritz is …
The Bride of Frankenstein USA, 1935 Director: James Whale Screenplay: William Hurlbut Screenplay: Garrett Fort Cast: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Elsa Lanchester Plot One stormy night, the famous English poet Lord Byron finds himself in a castle with the married couple formed by his writer friends Percy B. …
Naked Blood (V.O. Nekeddo Buraddo: Megyaku) Japan, 1996 Director: Hisayasu Sato Genre: Horror/Science Fiction/Gore Screenplay: Taketoshi Watari Cast: Misa Aika, Yumika Hayashi, Mika Kirihara, Sadao Abe Plot Young Eiji manufactures a serum to “turn pain into pleasure”, with which he intends to “save humanity”. He calls this drug “My Son”. …
Black Mirror: Be right back United Kingdom, 2013 Director: Owen Harris Script: Charlie Brooker Cast: Hayley Atwell (Martha), Domhnall Gleeson (Ash), Indira Ainger (Daughter) Music: Vince Pope Genre: Science fiction Plot Martha and Ash are a young couple who have moved into a country house. He is a fan of …
