One of the greatest shots in film history — from Faust (1926), directed by F. W. Murnau. Ingmar Bergman on F. W. Murnau: “I suppose I must have a particular weakness for silent films from the second half of the twenties, before the cinema was taken over by sound. At that time, the cinema was in the process of creating its own language…” The full text is available for our subscribers | History of Cinema

99 years ago, F.W Murnau’s “Faust” (1926) was released in Denmark | History of Cinema