“The Moral of the Auteur Theory”: Frank Borzage’s Moonrise (and Theodore Strauss’ Source Novel) Holger Römers February 2007 The Moral of the Auteur Theory Borzage’s 1948 film is often acknowledged as his last masterpiece; Römers argues it “remains a particularly elusive movie in film history” and speculates on the reasons why.
Tropical Malady Holger Römers February 2006 CTEQ Annotations on Film Tropical Malady/Sud pralad (2004 Thailand/France/Germany/Italy 118 mins) Prod Co: Anna Sanders Films/Backup Films/Downtown Pictures/Kick the Machine/TIFA/Thoke Moebius Film Company Prod: Charles de Meaux...
“Colorado Death Trip”: The Surrealist Recontextualisation of Farm Security Administration Photos in Dogville Holger Römers February 2005 Feature Articles A historical context for Dogville’s famous end credit sequence is here provided, interrogating von Trier’s use of photos taken from a US federally funded project to document victims of the Great Depression.
