Jérôme yaps about film

Mazurka (1935), Willi Forst – A review A Young Woman, stalked and pressured by a famous, older, musician into a date, gives in and accompanies him for a night out. It seems like a rather problematic love story, especially from today’s view, until the performer, another, older woman, sees the two, screams and faints. The man in a hurry tries to leave but on the stairs is shot dead by the performer. At this point the narrative jumps and it is revealed that the young woman was narrating the opening in front of the court. What follows is the life story of the murderess and why she shot the musician. It becomes quickly clear that Forst is a virtuoso in his usage of framing, transitions and the camera in general. Glances, looks, a twitching of hands are given the same weight as screams and tears. Since our protagonist Vera is only willing to tell her story to the judges, without the public present, we see the people leave. The crowd is hesitant, especially the young woman, but eventually...