1. Fritz Lang's M
... never been so frightening before. Fritz Lang uses sound as if it were another part of the visual. In the film, M, Lang uses both silent parts of the film and dialog parts. He edits them both like they were the same. During the first scene we can hear him talking to the girl Elsie. Lang uses simultaneous sequences by switching shots ... shows exactly how big the investigation is. They talk about the evidence found and where its leads. It is quite an elaborate explaination. Lang is able to make a five minute dialog seem like the investigation went on for 3 or so days. The next scene is re...
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