Rhapsody in 35MM Catherine Goshen

In episode 11 we discuss cinema's first Dracula film - the lost Austrian film, Drakula halala, or Dracula's Death (1921). This little-known film predates Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922), cinema's earliest surviving depiction of Dracula, by one year. Directed by Hungarian director Károly Lajthay, the story is written by him and a young Michael Curtiz.
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In episode 10 we discuss a particular episode in the American film serial The Exploits of Elaine (1914) and Lilith und Ly (1919) directed by Erich Kober and written by a young Fritz Lang.  Be sure to visit our website https://www.rhapsodyin35mmpodcast.com/ to view credits for this episode, as well as transcripts and tons of supplemental content. Please subscribe, rate, and comment.

In episode 9, we explore the fascinating life of American dancer Loie Fuller, a pioneer of both modern dance and theatrical lighting techniques. She stars in the 1902 Pathe film, Loie Fuller, where she turns into a vampiric bat. Or does she? Is this even Loie Fuller? Listen and find out! Be sure to visit our website https://www.rhapsodyin35mmpodcast.com/ to view credits for this episode, as well as transcripts and tons of supplemental content. Please subscribe, rate, and comment.

Join us as we learn about the origin of the word vampire; discuss the Slavonic legend of the "unclean dead"; and delve into the histories of two legendary creatures, the vetalas of Indian mythology, and the vrykolakes of Greek mythology, and their influence on the modern vampire—especially the work of Richard Burton and Lord Byron. So join us … if you dare! Be sure to visit our website https://www.rhapsodyin35mmpodcast.com/ to view credits for this episode, as well as transcripts and tons of supplemental content. Please subscribe, rate, and comment.

It's Ladies First! We begin Season 02 with an exploration of the origins of the female vampire - from Greek mythology to English poet John Keats. From where exactly did the vampiric traits found in such characters as Lucy Westenra from Dracula (1931) and Countess Mary Zelenska from Dracula's Daughter (1936) come? Listen to find out. Cover your necks and don't go out at night - the vampires are here! Be sure to visit our website https://www.rhapsodyin35mmpodcast.com/ to view credits for this episode, as well as transcripts and tons of supplemental content. Please subscribe, rate, and comment.

Episode 6, the final episode in what ended up being a mini-series of Old Dogs, New Tricks, ties a bow around the various stories in the past 4 episodes. We follow Georges Melies and G. A. Smith through the end of their filmmaking careers and ultimately their own lives; we finish up the story of the Society of Psychical Research and all those involved, especially regarding the Blackburn confession; we finally try to solve the mysterious death of Frank Podmore; and much more! Be sure to visit our website https://www.rhapsodyin35mmpodcast.com/ to view credits for this episode, as well as transcripts and tons of supplemental content. Please subscribe, rate, and comment.