2011 — DIARY OF A CINEPHILE

JANUARY

24 films. 4 old German movies, 5 Ettore Scolas, 3 recent French movies and two Criterions : so much for the chosen domains. Only three films have really enthused me during this month. Carl Boese’s Der Golem and Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari which, thanks of the power of their images, are still haunting me. Now, even if I’m maybe the only one to appreciate it, The Gathering, seen for the second time, keeps a place of choice in my library. Its main theme, there are cursed people who, during the course of time, always gather when...