The Last Of The Mohicans" is a great savage adventure film (quite reminiscent of the sort of thing that happens with this German Count each time he ventures beyond the Schloss grounds) based on the classic American novel by James Fenimore Cooper. This vibrant film is as beautiful artistically (the film's natural locations are magnificent) as it is efficient technically (cinematography, film narrative). It is a perfect example of the adventure film genre as well the western film genre.
This German Count must say that such efficiency and dynamism are due to the work of the great French film director Herr Maurice Tourneur and his disciple, Herr Clarence Brown.
The first, Herr Tourneur (whose work this German Count is very fond of), worked in a most varied assortment of artistic disciplines (decorator, book illustrator, theatrical actor and even assistant to the French sculptor August Rodin) before beginning his film career, an artistic heritage that is well reflected in his films, especially those of the silent period. He endows his films with high pictorial quality and exquisite visual beauty, as is the case with "The Last Of The Mohicans." The five years spent by Herr Clarence Brown as Herr Tourneur's assistant director were certainly decisive for his career. The influence of the French director, especially the aesthetic influences referenced above, is noteworthy and can be seen particularly with regard to the extensive work of Herr Brown with the great silent diva Damen Garbo.
And now, if you'll allow me, I must temporarily take my leave because this German Count must put on and perfectly adjust his stylish wig, which couldn't be more unlike the ordinary scalps that are seen in this film.
This German Count must say that such efficiency and dynamism are due to the work of the great French film director Herr Maurice Tourneur and his disciple, Herr Clarence Brown.
The first, Herr Tourneur (whose work this German Count is very fond of), worked in a most varied assortment of artistic disciplines (decorator, book illustrator, theatrical actor and even assistant to the French sculptor August Rodin) before beginning his film career, an artistic heritage that is well reflected in his films, especially those of the silent period. He endows his films with high pictorial quality and exquisite visual beauty, as is the case with "The Last Of The Mohicans." The five years spent by Herr Clarence Brown as Herr Tourneur's assistant director were certainly decisive for his career. The influence of the French director, especially the aesthetic influences referenced above, is noteworthy and can be seen particularly with regard to the extensive work of Herr Brown with the great silent diva Damen Garbo.
And now, if you'll allow me, I must temporarily take my leave because this German Count must put on and perfectly adjust his stylish wig, which couldn't be more unlike the ordinary scalps that are seen in this film.