Tag Archives: Germany

“The Mountain Cat”

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Released in 1921, Ernst Lubitsch’s “The Mountain Cat” (sometimes called “The Wildcat”) has little of the urbaneness of the director’s later work. It’s one of his Bavarian films, made (at least in part) on sojourns from … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Bavaria, Comedy, Ernst Lubitsch, Film, Germany, movies, Pola Negri, Silent Film, The Mountain Cat | 1 Comment

The French Are an Ancient and Opulent People

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I. Germany (says the Greek Chalcondyles) is of ample latitude from Vienna to the ocean; and it stretches (a strange geography) from Prague in Bohemia to the River Tartessus, and the Pyrenæan Mountains. The soil, except in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, History, Politics and Economics | Tagged Byzantine Empire, Edward Gibbon, England, Europe, France, Germany, Laonikos Chalkokondyles, Middle Ages, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | 2 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: New Town Hall in Hannover, Germany. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Germany, Hanover, traditionalism, urbanism | 1 Comment

Notes on “The Company’s in Love”

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Max Ophuls’ first feature, released in 1932, seems a conscious emulation (and sort of send-up) of Lubitsch. Not only is it set partly in the Bavarian Alps, the setting of several early Lubitsch films, it features … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Ernst Lubitsch, Film, Germany, Max Ophuls, movies, Romantic Comedy, The Company's in Love | Leave a comment

Architecture Du Jour: The Hallenhaus House Barn

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Once found in a wide arc right across the eastern Netherlands and northern Germany, the Hallenhaus is a form of wood-frame house barn that contained, under one roof, living quarters, stables, and crop store. It was in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged barn, Germany, Netherlands, vernacular architecture | 2 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Hirschhorn, Germany. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Germany, Hirschhorn, Neckar Valley, traditionalism | 2 Comments

Krautrock

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Music | Tagged Can, Faust, Germany, Kraftwerk, Krautrock, NEU! | Leave a comment

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Semperoper, Dresden, Germany Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture, Music | Tagged Germany, Gottfried Semper, Neo-Renaissance, Opera | 1 Comment

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. Theatine Church of St. Cajetan, Munich, Germany

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Germany, Italian baroque, Munich, St. Cajetan, Theatine Church | 1 Comment

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. Sanssouci Palace — located in Potsdam, Germany — the summer residence of Frederick the Great of Prussia.