- In this notorious Nazi propaganda historical costume melodrama, a conniving, ambitious Jewish businessman, Suess Oppenheimer, snares a post as treasurer to the Duke of Wurttemburg by showering the corrupt duke with treasure and promises of even greater riches. As the Jew's schemes grow more elaborate and his actions more brazen, the dukedom nearly erupts into civil war. Persuaded by the Jew, the Duke all but scuttles the constitution and alienates the assembly by lifting the local ban on Jews in Stuttgart. In a final outrage, the Jew rapes a wholesome German girl and tortures her father and fiancee. When the Duke succumbs to a sudden heart attack, the assembly of Elders try the Jew and sentence him to death for having carnal knowledge of a Christian woman. Summary written by Kevin Rayburn
- 这是一部末世纪寓言故事，晦涩但富有视觉表现力。 故事描述一个以玻璃制造为生的村镇，玻璃厂的工头死了，也带走了生产红宝石玻璃的秘方。工厂主想尽一切办法试图找回配方，却徒劳无功。 预言家海斯预测的坏事都变成现实，在村民中引起恐慌。海斯还预言玻璃工厂将被烧毁，人们相互仇视残杀，战火在世界各地燃起。后来预言果真应验，工厂主在绝望之中烧了工厂，人们的忍耐也到达了极限.... 影片的结尾，在世界边缘的一个小岛上，一些人为了探索世界的真相，驾着小船开始了新的冒险之旅....《玻璃精灵》（Herz aus Glas）是一部1976年的德国电影，由沃纳·赫尔佐格执导。影片的编剧为赫伯特·阿赫特恩布施。影片的故事发生在18世纪的德国巴伐利亚地区。这个地方以玻璃制造业而闻名，而玻璃制造的秘密却是由一位独特的玻璃工匠所掌握，他的技艺被认为是神秘而不可复制的。然而，当这位工匠突然去世后，他的技艺似乎也随之消失了。影片围绕着这个谜团展开，展示了一个小镇的居民们的反应和变化。镇上的人们渴望重新拥有玻璃制造的技艺，于是他们找来一位受过训练的玻璃匠（由约瑟夫·贝尔比奇饰演），希望他能够传授给他们这项神秘的技艺。然而，由于工匠在制作玻璃时必须保持心灵的纯净和平静，他决定采取一种极端的方法来获取灵感和技艺。《玻璃精灵》以其独特的叙事方式和艺术风格而著称。影片运用了沉思而梦幻的镜头语言，将观众带入一个幻想而离奇的世界。赫尔佐格的导演手法巧妙地表达了人性、欲望和狂热的主题，并通过玻璃的象征意义探索了人类的精神状态和对自由的追求。《玻璃精灵》是一部充满哲思和隐喻的电影作品，它挑战了传统的叙事方式和观众的思维。影片通过其独特的美学和深层次的主题引发了观众的思考和讨论。
- Edith Hardy uses charity funds for Wall Street investments in hopes of buying some new gowns. She loses all the money and borrows from wealthy oriental Tori. When her husband gives her the amount she borrowed, Tori won't take it back, branding her shoulder with a Japanese sign of his ownership. She shoots him. Her husband takes the blame. In court Edith reveals all to an angry mob. Written by Ed Stephan {stephan@cc.wwu.edu} Richard Hardy, a hardworking stockbroker, labors overtime to keep up with the ruinous bills incurred by his beautiful but irresponsible wife Edith, a venal, spoiled socialite who is impervious to his pleas for fiscal restraint. Acting on what she believes to be an insider information, she impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the Red Cross charity she chairs for a stock tip. When she finds the money has been lost, she desperately turns to a Japanese ivory trader with whom she has been thoughtlessly flirting and persuades him to replace the money in exchange for an assignation. When her husband's long-awaited business deal finally materializes, she desperately tries to withdraw from their agreement by replacing the money. Angered and disappointed with her resistance to his advances, he uses a branding device to mark her shoulder as his property. Feeling violated, Edith shoots him in the shoulder and leaves. In order to protect his wife's reputation, Richard confesses to the crime and faces trial for attempted murder. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)
