Paracelsus (1943) (original) (raw)
G. W. Pabst's film about the 16th century German philosopher/doctor known as Paracelsus (actually born in Switzerland) is a well produced biopic with some surprises. For instance when Paracelsus gives credit to Gypsy (!) folk remedies or when an Expressionist dance (St. Vitus' Dance) symbolizes the entry of the plague into the closed town. The romantic subplot, straight out of Die Meistersinger, only adds to the usual discomfort of watching a Goebbels approved Nazi era production.
G. W. Pabst's film about the 16th century German philosopher/doctor known as Paracelsus (actually born in Switzerland) is a well produced biopic with some surprises. For instance when Paracelsus gives credit to Gypsy (!) folk remedies or when an Expressionist dance (St. Vitus' Dance) symbolizes the entry of the plague into the closed town. The romantic subplot, straight out of Die Meistersinger, only adds to the usual discomfort of watching a Goebbels approved Nazi era production. (less)
Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Writer: Kurt Heuser
Starring: Werner Krauss, Harry Langewisch, Annelies Reinhold, Mathias Wieman, Fritz Rasp, Peter Martin Urtel
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