FRITZ LANG'S M (21st FILM NOIR FEST)

Jul 18 & 19
Fri and Sat 4:00, 8:15pm
Dir. Fritz Lang - 1931 - 110m - Germany - In German with English subtitles
DOUBLE FEATURED (2 movies for the price of one!) WITH MICHAEL POWELL'S PEEPING TOM!
BONUS! Marc Hinkley, co-host of the podcast SHADOWS OF NOIR will do a short intro before each screening!
A simple, haunting musical phrase whistled offscreen tells us that a young girl will be killed. “Who Is the Murderer?” pleads a nearby placard as serial killer Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) closes in on little Elsie Beckmann . . . In his harrowing masterwork M, Fritz Lang merges trenchant social commentary with chilling suspense, creating a panorama of private madness and public hysteria that to this day remains the blueprint for the psychological thriller.
"Be afraid. Be properly afraid. The greatest creation of Fritz Lang's career remains one of the most disturbing movies of his, or any, film-making era." - Kevin Maher, The Times (UK)
"One of the most chilling films ever." - Brian Susbielles, InSession Film
"A genuine masterpiece." - David Parkinson, Radio Times