A follow-up to the silent thriller Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922), this proto-noir sound film from Fritz Lang follows criminal mastermind-turned-madman Doctor Mabuse (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) as he seeks to establish a criminal empire from an insane asylum. Banned by the Nazis soon after its release, Mabuse is a thought-provoking police procedural about madness, violence, and power. Screened in German with English subtitles.

This event is part of the monthly German Film Series and is sponsored by the University of Michigan Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures and the Max Kade House. See https://lsa.umich.edu/german for additional dates and films.

Each month, a German faculty, lecturer, or graduate student introduces and screens a different German-language film. Dinner will be provided at 6:30 pm, followed by the film at 7 pm.

Free and open to the public.