tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post4465363682582894193..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: The Last CommandEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-28075422481192437922012-07-06T13:15:22.049-04:002012-07-06T13:15:22.049-04:00Thanks, guys. Jannings is always a powerful presen...Thanks, guys. Jannings is always a powerful presence, and this is of course no exception.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-1397374692917341872012-06-29T22:34:18.599-04:002012-06-29T22:34:18.599-04:00Yes Jannings is tremendous here....as he usually i...Yes Jannings is tremendous here....as he usually is. Just a fantastic actor, maybe one of the 5 greatest actors of all time. That flashback sequence is a brilliant setpiece. I can see some of that in my mind right now. I sometimes wish for a bit better pacing from Von Sternberg, but it's hard to quibble with this film.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-59145294049592378762012-06-28T21:07:09.364-04:002012-06-28T21:07:09.364-04:00"Jannings delivers a real tour de force perfo..."Jannings delivers a real tour de force performance, his body shaking uncontrollably, haunted by the war and his humiliation, his face retaining just a trace of his former haughty grandeur in the extra's shuffling walk and heavy-lidded eyes."<br /><br />Terrific framing there of this stupendous performance, one of the greatest of all-time. Again Jannings plays a degraded man (THE Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com