Though many of his films became merely historical curiosities, G.W. Pabst (1885-1967) was one of Germany's leading early film directors. A master of silent realist cinema, Pabst explored various genre...
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In the following essay, Schulte-Sasse examines the unique place of Komödianten as a movie featuring a woman in the genre of Nazi “genius” films.
Ob Männer oder Frauen, i...
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In the following essay, Friedberg explores the relationship between cinema and psychoanalysis in light of Pabst's experiences making Secrets of a Soul.
“Mass culture is psychoanalysis...
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In the following essay, Rentschler discusses Pabst as a “problematic” figure in cinema.
“None of us who knew Pabst well felt that we ever knew him at all. He was all things to ...
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In the following essay, Konigsberg examines Secrets of the Soul in the context of films that feature psychoanalysts as either saviors or demons.
In the 1948 film The Snake Pit, a psychiatrist (play...
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Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Critical Essay by Linda Schulte-Sasse
