

I AM SURE YOU CAN SEE THE REASONS.
I have a sinking suspicion this is exactly what will happen the day I arrive at the gates of Hell.
“Come when you hear the call; come and return to the home of your soul. Like the king’s white falcon, fly to your master’s hand when you hear the sound of his drum. Come, come, let your soul return to the one who has always loved you.”
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Conrad Veidt, 1920s.
Atelier Hanni Schwarz, Ross Verlag postcard series No. 486.
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Trivia 1: These are medieval Persian bridal costumes, or at least Technicolor fairytale approximations thereof. As if Jaffar’s villainous crush wasn’t heartbreaking enough already.
Trivia 2: June Duprez wore “antique Oriental jewelry” according to one newspaper article about the movie; they were on loan from a museum.
Trivia 3: It took an hour for the costume department to pleat Conrad Veidt’s turbans every morning.
Warning: gifset may contain depictions of Conrad Veidt smoking*
(*Smoking refined and processed in 1920s Berlin. Traces of whore may remain)
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