Tired Death

In 1933, Fritz Lang began his career in Hollywood, where he became an expert in classic American blockbusters.

Fritz Lang, Germany 1921, 83’, German with subtitles

In his 1921 film *Der müde Tod* (*Death Is Tired*), Death is fed up with his difficult task. When he must tear apart a young couple newly in love, he gives the surviving young woman a chance to bring her beloved husband back. He sets her a task that is only seemingly easy: if she can save a life, her beloved will return. Death gives her three chances, which Fritz Lang sets against exotic backdrops: the Orient, ancient Venice, and ancient China. But the woman tries in vain to redeem her husband, until Death sets her a fourth task, which she ultimately manages to accomplish in a melancholic way.

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