Arts Today the Stranger Suggests
posted by on January 22 at 10:30 AM
‘The White Hell of Pitz Palu’
(Silent Film) The awesome title should be enough to induce anyone to see this film, presented at the Paramount with organ accompaniment by Dennis James. But should you need more: It’s a fine example of the Weimar-era genre of Bergfilme, or “mountain films” (recently resuscitated in movies like Touching the Void), and it stars the dancer Leni Riefenstahl, before she became a director and a Nazi and a genius (unfortunately all at once). (Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St, 292-2787. 7 pm, $12.) ANNIE WAGNER
This was my grandfather's favorite film, from when he worked in a movie theater in New York during the Depression. It was released on DVD a couple years ago, and I'm glad he got to see it again before his passing this fall.
Dunno if that really merits a Stranger Suggests, though. You do get to see Leni Riefenstahl acting, and very scantily clad for a cold, cold mountaintop.
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