Robert Reinert
Robert Reinert (born 22 April 1872 in Vienna; died 30 August 1928 in Berlin) was a German film director and screenwriter. Born in Vienna, he moved to Munich around 1900. He wrote several novels, including "Der Weg zur Sonne" (1906) and "Krieg" (1907). His successful script for the film ''Homunculus'' (1916) led him to direct several films, most notably ''Opium'' and ''Nerven''. ''Nerven'' opened in Munich in 1919. People were hospitalized after watching the movie and one woman, after seeing it, woke up one night, went out on the street in her nightshirt and screamed "Now I am going to die! Now I am going to die!" About ''Nerven'', one recent critic wrote "''Nerven'' is a disorienting, highly experimental work. Released in 1919, before ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (early 1920), it might have become a prototype of German Expressionist cinema if it had been widely seen." Reinert married actress Thea Steinbrecher in 1921. Reinert's films were not a commercial success, and in 1 ...
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Poster For The Film Nerven, 1919
A poster is a large sheet that is placed either on a public space to promote something or on a wall as decoration. Typically, posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly text. Posters are designed to be both eye-catching and informative. Posters may be used for many purposes. They are a frequent tool of advertisers (particularly of events, musicians, and films), propagandists, protestors, and other groups trying to communicate a message. Posters are also used for reproductions of artwork, particularly famous works, and are generally low-cost compared to the original artwork. The modern poster, as we know it, however, dates back to the 1840s and 1850s when the printing industry perfected colour lithography and made mass production possible. History Introduction According to the French historian Max Gallo, "for over two hundred years, posters have been displayed in public places all over the world. Visually str ...
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