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If you think you know all there is to know about F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu, Sunrise, Tabu)—and it's not likely that you would, because he never repeated himself, and major portions of the work of this consummate master of the silent era are now lost—take a look at this underrated 1926 adaptation of the Moliere comedy, framed with a modern story. The mise en scene is beautifully modulated and the performances—by Emil Jannings, Lil Dagover, and Werner Krauss, among others—are first-rate. 80 min. By Jonathan Rosenbaum

Sorry there are no showtimes for Tartuffe on Saturday, November 21.

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