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A charismatic lieutenant newly assigned to a remote fort is captured by a group of mountain bandits, thus setting in motion a madcap farce that is Lubitsch at his most unrestrained.

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Set in one of Lubitsch’s hallmark mythical kingdoms, Die Bergkatze [The Mountain-Lion / The Wildcat] finds Lubitsch in exuberantly expressionistic mode, employing a host of optical masks to create perhaps the most visually audacious comic spectacle of his career. Pola Negri plays the daughter of a band of thieves; seduction of army commander (and audience) ensues. Lubitsch’s personal favourite work of all his German films, Die Bergkatze represents a peak in both Lubitsch’s silent oeuvre and the silent cinema as a whole.

Ernst Lubitsch - (1921) Die Bergkatze AKA The Wildcat.mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/98476CD63146B97/Ernst_Lubitsch_-_(1921)_Die_Bergkatze_AKA_The_Wildcat.mkv

Language(s):Silent, German intertitles
Subtitles:English

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The tragic story of Don Jose, a Spanish cavalryman, who falls under the spell of a gypsy girl, Carmen, who treats him with both love and contempt and leads him into temptation and thus damnation.

Ernst Lubitsch - 1918 - Carmen [720p; Commentary; BR].mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/F93FA4B7B264F83/Ernst_Lubitsch_-_1918_-_Carmen__720p;_Commentary;_BR_.mkv

Language(s):None (Main) / English (Commentary)
Subtitles:English

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In 1919, before Ernst Lubitsch was known for his famous “touch,” the master director made something like nine films–a perfect opportunity for an artist to really practice his craft. Even he had to start somewhere.

Madame du Barry was retitled Passion to avoid the anti-German sentiment after World War I. Even though it was a French title and a French story, in Europe the movie was connected to the German director Ernst Lubitsch. Lubitsch’s name appeared nowhere in the American posters or movie titles so the movie wouldn’t bomb in America.

The great German actress Pola Negri plays the title character, a poor seamstress who becomes the courtesan of King Louis XV (Emil Jannings), and forces him to promote her secret lover to lieutenant in the royal guard so that he will be close to her. The story ends in tragedy for the lovers, but also a Bastille Day triumph.

Though Lubitsch’s famous “touch” is not yet in evidence, he does give a certain lightness to the usually heavy and stuffy costume genre. For decades afterwards, most costume movies would drag along and bore generations of filmgoers who would pretend to be enlightened. This time, there’s no pretending. Part of the reason for this lightness is the stripped-down sets. Lubitsch rarely shows any wide shots of great opulence. But when he does, it counts for more than just showing off.

A great example is in the scene where Negri meets Mr. Dubarry, the man who she will eventually marry. She’s dining with a soldier who is romantically interested in the poor seamstress. Dubarry pays a surprise visit and she hides behind a partition. She attempts to tease and tickle her date without attracting the attention of the unwanted guest. Lubitsch lets the teasing go on for a few minutes before revealing that Dubarry can see the entire episode in a conveniently placed mirror.

4.37GB | 1h 54m | 960×720 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/50C73514F155DBC/madame.dubarry.1919.720p.bluray.x264-ghouls.mkv

Language(s):German
Subtitles:English (muxed SRT)

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A female cabaret singer is put on trial for murdering a predatory musician.

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Warner Brothers Studios acquired the U.S. distribution rights but shelved the film in favor of its own scene-by-scene 1937 English language remake, Confession, which starred Kay Francis. Mazurka’s sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm. It was partly shot on location in Warsaw. The film was made by Cine-Allianz whose Jewish owners Arnold Pressburger and Gregor Rabinovitch were dispossessed during pre-production of the film.

1.30GB | 1h 32m | 696×574 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/8ED540A579501F6/Mazurka.(Willi.Forst.1935).TVRip.mkv
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https://fikper.com/CLJWjH7CTi/Mazurka.(Willi.Forst.1935).TVRip.mkv.html

Language:German,French
Subtitles:English

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