By Michael J. Smith on Sunday February 19, 2012 09:09 PM
Being a bit of an antiquarian(*) myself, I was quite delighted with this image, passed along by a kind reader. I was particularly pleased to see the banker playing a rauschpfeife -- not, please note, a krummhorn. These terms are slung around with gay abandon in a very irresponsible way.
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(*) Name the very obscure movie alluded to here. Owen, you are disqualified.
Comments (15)
Jeez, I want to say The Seventh Seal, but that's probably not it...
Posted by Mike Flugennock | February 19, 2012 10:58 PM
Posted on February 19, 2012 22:58
Bzzt! Wrong! Off to the nether darkness for you!
Posted by MJS | February 19, 2012 11:14 PM
Posted on February 19, 2012 23:14
Polanski's Ninth Gate?
Posted by Jack Crow | February 19, 2012 11:36 PM
Posted on February 19, 2012 23:36
Death was far grander in an even more obscure movie than Bergman's attempt at it.
Posted by sk | February 19, 2012 11:37 PM
Posted on February 19, 2012 23:37
Garbo?
Posted by Jonathan Lundell | February 19, 2012 11:39 PM
Posted on February 19, 2012 23:39
A poet whom you who would no doubt tear to pieces for being "a shallow glib German"?
Posted by sk | February 19, 2012 11:48 PM
Posted on February 19, 2012 23:48
Not obscure, but now I'm thinking of the Shining. Nice picture.
Posted by LorenzoStDuBois | February 20, 2012 12:33 AM
Posted on February 20, 2012 00:33
Was it either The Green Berets or Eraserhead? Maybe Love Story?
Posted by Pied Cow | February 20, 2012 3:33 AM
Posted on February 20, 2012 03:33
the picture is no clue
think squires and parsons
Posted by op | February 20, 2012 8:15 AM
Posted on February 20, 2012 08:15
I doubt this is it but it still looks like a cool movie.
http://mubi.com/films/the-dance-of-death
Posted by Drunk Pundit | February 20, 2012 10:27 AM
Posted on February 20, 2012 10:27
Squires and parsons. Bankers and antiquarians.
Winstanley?
Posted by antonello | February 20, 2012 4:08 PM
Posted on February 20, 2012 16:08
Hint: the image is misleading. Concentrate on the phrase "bit of an antiquarian". I think even Owen has misremembered it.
Posted by MJS | February 20, 2012 6:18 PM
Posted on February 20, 2012 18:18
JUST GIVE US THE FUCKING ANSWER ALREADY! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T HANDLE IT!!!!!!!
Posted by Paul Alexander | February 20, 2012 7:11 PM
Posted on February 20, 2012 19:11
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Christoffel_von_Grimmelshausen_abenteuerlicher_Simplicissimus
Posted by Anonymous | February 20, 2012 11:33 PM
Posted on February 20, 2012 23:33
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Andrews_(film)
Posted by op | February 21, 2012 9:05 AM
Posted on February 21, 2012 09:05