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Masks

1930

A shadowy silent-era detective puzzle, all expressionist angles and quiet menace, rewarding close attention as clues unfold.

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1929 film by Rudolf Meinert

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • crime
  • deception
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
crime
Directed by
Rudolf Meinert
Written by
Rudolf Meinert
Starring
Karl Ludwig Diehl, Trude Berliner, Marcella Albani, Charles Willy Kayser, Hans Schickler
Cinematography
Günther Krampf

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