Best Lars Henriks Podcasts (2024)

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Mysterium Pictorum 39 - No Country for Old Men 58:20

2+ y ago58:20

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When we were still in Turkey, we sat down with Doruk, a simple man from the streets, and discussed the Coen Brother's "No Country for Old Men". We were a bunch of ignorants towards the Western genre then and still are today, but we loved this. Listen to us love it. Also, we're eating 1,5 kilos of Turkish pickles over the course of this episode, bec…

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Mysterium Pictorum 38 - F. W. Murnau's FAUST (LIVE EPISODE!) 50:26

2+ y ago50:26

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Our lost live Episode from the Obsessive Christmas Film Festival in December 2021! We did find it! The sound quality is not perfect, but it's a fun episode! We're talking about F. W. Murnau's expressionist horror masterpiece FAUST and rip it to shreds. We did not appreciate all the misogyny and rape, but we did appreciate the visuals. We also talk …

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Mysterium Pictorum 37 - NO END 46:27

2+ y ago46:27

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We're talking Kieslowski again! We love him! This time, we watched BEZ KONCA / NO END. This brings us to discussions about losing our phones in East Berlin, unions and fatherly badassery, the Leftovers, A Ghost Story and many more lovely topics! Come join us in the Kieslowski love-fest! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po…

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Mysterium Pictorum 36 - Satantango 1:33:18

2+ y ago1:33:18

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We finally did it! We watched Bela Tarr's behemoth of slow cinema - And we LOVED it! As usual, we're the only arthouse film podcast around that will talk about Gilmore Girls, German trash TV, H. P. Lovecraft and orgies while discussing this certified classic. Your funniest bumbling group of ignorants is at it again! Listen right now - It's a great …

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Mysterium Pictorum 35 - BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW 50:39

2+ y ago50:39

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This time, we discussed Panos Cosmatos' "Beyond the Black Rainbow", as well as German casting shows (in particular "The Next Uri Geller") and xHamsters porn casting show "X Factor". Seriously, this is a good one! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lars-henriks/message…

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Mysterium Pictorum 34 - BELLADONNA OF SADNESS 53:04

2+ y ago53:04

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We've watched some rape-y arthouse anime. Let's talk about it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lars-henriks/message

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Mysterium Pictorum 33 - ZOMBI 2 / ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS 58:17

2+ y ago58:17

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We're joined by filmmaker Christian Grundey (host of the German film podcast "Filme zum Dessert") to discuss Lucio Fulci's "ZOMBIE 2", also known as "ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS". We also discuss zombie films in general, Italian horror films, film censorship in Germany, Voodoo, German amateur splatter - and then a cat farts. You shouldn't miss this one! Wr…

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Mysterium Pictorum 32 - BLAST OF SILENCE 1:15:43

2+ y ago1:15:43

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Christmas Special! New Year’s Special! 2021 wrap-up! Recommendation lists! In-person-episode! This “Mysterium Pictorum” episode is so special, it more than makes up for the “meh” movie we watched! “A Blast of Silence” is an independent film noir crime drama from 1960’s New York, starts out really nice and then quickly becomes tedious. --- Send in a…

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Mysterium Pictorum 31 - Ashik Kerib 46:15

2+ y ago46:15

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This time, we watched and discussed Sergej Parajanov's "Ashik Kerib" - Based on a Turkish fairytale. Along the way, we discussed the very eistence of Turkish fairytales, RomComs, Turkish RomComs and horny architecture, specifically that of religious temples of all kinds. Spoiler: Mosques are the horniest, by far. --- Send in a voice message: https:…

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Mysterium Pictorum 30 - DAMNATION 46:15

3y ago46:15

46:15

We're BACK! After a hiatus that went on for way to long (making films has a way of keeping you from talking about films), it's finally time to resume the weekly schedule! (Hopefully ...) It's Bela Tarr time again! We love Bela! We're talking about his film DAMNATION, and we also throw around ideas for which properties should be remade in the Bela T…

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Mysterium Pictorum 29 - BEGOTTEN 46:49

3y ago46:49

46:49

We've watched "Begotten" this time. Have you heard about this one? If so, you'll be curious to hear us try to sum up its story, talk about similar films, define our film term of the week, praise E. Elias Mehrige's most famous film "Shadow of the Vampire" (while failing to pronounce his name correctly) and debate creation myths in general and the va…

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Mysterium Pictorum 28 - BBC's NEVERWHERE 55:36

3y ago55:36

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This week, we're talking about BBC's "Neverwhere", straight from the 90's, written by Neil Gaiman! Sadly, none of us liked it. It's a stillborn masterpiece. But that Gaiman fella does show some potential as a writer. Listen to the episode for our detailed take, Nisan's early onset dementia and the story about how Neil Gaiman was terribly rude to us…

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Mysterium Pictorum 27 - BACURAU 1:01:09

3y ago1:01:09

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We absolutely loved "Bacurau", so this episode is a pure love fest! We're also discussing Gilmore Girls, climate change, Noam Chomsky and what our film term of the week, "ethical cinema", might mean in pre-apocalyptic times like ours. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lars-henriks/message…

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Mysterium Pictorum 26 - HÄXAN 1:19:17

3y ago1:19:17

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This time, Dave from Cinemallennials is joining us to discuss the silent Norwegian horror classic / early documentary "Häxan". Obviously, we also discuss The Lord of the Rings, our favourite Witch movies, the persecution of "witches" in medieval Europe, folk beliefs, silent film porn and more fun stuff! Give it a listen and get in touch with us if …

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Mysterium Pictorum 25 - SUNRISE 57:02

3y ago57:02

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F. W. Murnau went to Hollywood to make "Sunrise", written by Carl Meyer, co-author of "Dr. Caligari". The film went on to win the first Oscar for "Best unique and artistic Picture" and his held in high regard by critics and audiences to this day. Not by us, though. Not at all. Fuck this movie. Fuck the canon. What a repulsive piece of shit. Listen …

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Mysterium Pictorum 24 - THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI 1:44:42

3y ago1:44:42

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Dr. Paula Blair is back! The host of the phenomenal "Audiovisual Cultures" Podcast talks to us about the German expressionist classic "The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari"! It's a long episode, but filled to the brim with fun, knowledge and insightful discussion! Also, there's dick jokes. Intellectual dick jokes, obviously! --- Send in a voice message: …

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Mysterium Pictorum 23 - ARTHUR & MERLIN (2015) 1:02:27

3y ago1:02:27

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This time, we talked about the 2015 low budget fantasy epic "Arthur & Merlin", which inspired us to discuss adaptation of Arthurian legends and mythology in general, review Wolfgang Petersen's "Troy", pitch some myth adaptations of our own, question the possibilities of low budget hard fantasy in general, praise the Lovecraftian ideas while panning…

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Mysterium Pictorum 22 - ANTIPORNO 55:31

3y ago55:31

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We really liked Sion Sono's Antiporno! It also got us talking about Japanese cinema, German drama schools, theatre, feminism, leftist boomers, Yasmina Reza and many more fun topics! It's a nice one, give it a listen! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lars-henriks/message…

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Mysterium Pictorum 21 - ANDY WARHOL'S FLESH 1:05:13

3y ago1:05:13

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With our guest, dissident journalist Sandra, we're discussing Andy Warhol's (but really Paul Morrissey's) debut feature "Flesh". Sadly, this is, again one of those episodes where we didn't like the film. At all. We're so sorry. Still: It got us talking! About prostitution, drugs, feminism, the validity of the Bechdel test, Boomers again (of course)…

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Mysterium Pictorum 20 - TARKOVSKY & PARAJANOV: ISLANDS 59:01

3y ago59:01

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We've watched a tiresome short documentary with nothing to offer on YouTube, so we recommend great docs about artists instead of wasting everyone's time with this garbage. Among other things, we're talking about why Marlon Brando will forever be cancelled (TW: rape), Christoph Schlingensief and why there's no good documentary about the making of hi…

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Mysterium Pictorum 19 - NOSTALGHIA 1:29:26

3y ago1:29:26

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This week, we return to the enigmatic cinema of legendary Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky! We also cancel him for his rampant misogyny, discuss the dreaded "cancel culture" and the pros and cons (mainly the cons, since we don’t see many pros) of judging people in the context of their time and place, we (obviously) talk about Gilmore Girls a lot, …

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Mysterium Pictorum 18 - AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL 1:17:48

3+ y ago1:17:48

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Hu Bo only made one film before his suicide. As it happens, that one film is a masterpiece for the ages. We're discussing "An Elephant sitting still" this time - And we're beyond impressed! We will also touch upon similar films like "Clueless" and "Batman Forever", obviously. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lars…

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Mytserium Pictorum 17 - SUPERMARKT 1:06:29

3+ y ago1:06:29

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We had a guest again! Our friend Christoph (known as an accomplished maker of fun music videos under the pseudonym "Chrille": http://www.chrille.net/) joined us to discuss Roland Klick's confusing classic "Supermarkt". We're discussing all things Hamburg, the 70s, German filmmaking, Bernd Eichinger, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Lars will be pitching…

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Mysterium Pictorum 16 - ALPHAVILLE 55:51

3+ y ago55:51

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This time we're angry like never before. We've spent 99 minutes in a boomer's mind by watching Godard's "ALPHAVILLE". Good grief, we did hate this one! We promise not to turn into a 2009-YouTube-style film hate comedy podcast, but "Alphaville" is truly awful. I'm still angry typing these show notes. We're discussing LoFi SciFi and giving some recom…

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Mysterium Pictorum 15 - ALL I DESIRE 1:04:54

3+ y ago1:04:54

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We're talking about Douglas Sirk's classic film "All I desire" - So, obviously, being who we are, we tackle a variety of topics like feminism, cars, the Eurovision song contest, small towns vs. big cities, a phenomenon called "German Actor Face", Apple vs. Adroid, sunglasses, fashion and many more! It's another glorious one, lovelies - You don't wa…

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Mysterium Pictorum 14 - ALICE (ON ALICE!) 57:42

3+ y ago57:42

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www.larshenriks.de This week, we’ve watched Jan Svankmajer’s legendary „Alice in Wonderland“ adaptation - On LSD! And we’ve also recorded this podcast - On LSD. It was legal! We bought it from Donald Trump! It’s a whole story! Listen to it! Alice in Wonderland makes us talk about Death, Social Realism, „Lords of Chaos“, Lewis Carroll, Peter Pan, Pe…

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Mysterium Pictorum 13 - AFTER THE REHEARSAL 1:00:00

3+ y ago1:00:00

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This week, we’ve watched Ingmar Bergman’s TV play „After the Rehearsal“ - And loved it! We talk about Ingmar Bergman in general, about BoJack Horseman, Joel Havers, legal LSD from Berlin, Trump’s nephew (or something), „The Bacchae“ by Euripides, Fassbinder, lockdown regulations in Turkey and Germany and many more exciting topics. Don’t miss this e…

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Mysterium Pictorum 12 - A STREET CAT NAMED BOB 1:07:42

3+ y ago1:07:42

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We've watched the important cinematic masterpiece "A Street Cat named Bob" and came away with edgy opinions on drugs, a brief conversation on Buffy, many stories about cats on film sets, anecdotes about German bureaucracy, fart jokes about the Turkish president Erdogan, theories about the honesty of Brits and Americans and many more fun topics. Als…

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Mysterium Pictorum 11 - A GHOST STORY 59:07

3+ y ago59:07

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We’re a podcast divided, again. „A Ghost Story“ did to us what it did to the rest of its audience: It deeply shook and moved some of us, while repelling others as clichéd and dull. We’re discussing the art and themes of the film, obviously (grief, depression, death - the whole fun package), and also touch upon Percy Jackson, YA novels, Thomas Brezi…

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Mysterium Pictorum 10 - A BETTER TOMORROW 1:06:02

3+ y ago1:06:02

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www.larshenriks.de This time, we talked about the Hong Kong action classic „A Better Tomorrow“ by John Woo. Sadly, we really didn’t like it. Listen to us grapple with that fact, doubt ourselves, think about why this film was so popular, briefly discuss Dragon Ball Z, turning 30, Gangster films in general, Takashi Miike and his Dead or Alive series,…

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Mysterium Pictorum 09 - A TURIN HORSE 1:15:46

3+ y ago1:15:46

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We're watching a film by Bela Tarr and Agnes Hranitzky again! This time, we're watching "A Turin Horse". TW: Depression, tasteless jokes about suicide "A Turin Horse" is a film about two people owning a horse that once met Nietzsche, living a life that apparently illustrates Nietzsche's philosophy. It's two and a half hours of depression. We talk a…

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Mysterium Pictorum 08 - ELEPHANT 1:35:24

3+ y ago1:35:24

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This time, Paula Blair from the Audiovisual Cultures Podcast is our guest! AV Cultures: https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ Paula's Blog: https://peablair.blogspot.com/ We're talking about Alan Clarke's influential short film "Elephant" and Paula explains a lot us about the Norther Irish conflict. Thanks to her, this episode is filled to the…

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Mysterium Pictorum 07 - A TALE OF TWO SISTERS 1:24:46

3+ y ago1:24:46

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MYSTERIUM PICTORUM EPISODE 07 - A TALE OF TWO SISTERS In an abandoned underground city at the Spanish coast, near Malaga, I found a USB stick containing 300 random movies from arthouse to weird, from obscure to notorious. Now, in Lockdown, it is time to watch and discuss them all in an international podcast project. Two Turks and a German, two film…

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Mysterium Pictorum 06 - THE MAN FROM LONDON 1:25:44

3+ y ago1:25:44

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In an abandoned underground city at the Spanish coast, near Malaga, I found a USB stick containing 300 random movies from arthouse to weird, from obscure to notorious. Now, in Lockdown, it is time to watch and discuss them all in an international podcast project. Two Turks and a German, two filmmakers and a mystery man - Welcome to Mysterium Pictor…

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Mysterium Pictorum 05 - SPOKOJ / THE CALM 1:10:17

3+ y ago1:10:17

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DIG A SLUT HOLE, FIRST! In an abandoned underground city at the Spanish coast, near Malaga, I found a USB stick containing 300 random movies from arthouse to weird, from obscure to notorious. Now, in Lockdown, it is time to watch and discuss them all in an international podcast project. Two Turks and a German, two filmmakers and a mystery man - Wel…

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Mysterium Pictorum 04 - SOLARIS 1:37:32

3+ y ago1:37:32

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BOOB-DEATH! In an abandoned underground city at the Spanish coast, near Malaga, I found a USB stick containing 300 random movies from arthouse to weird, from obscure to notorious. Now, in Lockdown, it is time to watch and discuss them all in an international podcast project. Two Turks and a German, two filmmakers and a mystery man - Welcome to Myst…

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Mysterium Pictorum 03 - 964 PINOCCHIO 1:16:59

3+ y ago1:16:59

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www.larshenriks.de In an abandoned underground city at the Spanish coast, near Malaga, I found a USB stick containing 300 random movies from arthouse to weird, from obscure to notorious. Now, in Lockdown, it is time to watch and discuss them all in an international podcast project. Two Turks and a German, two filmmakers and a mystery man - Welcome …

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Mysterium Pictorum 02 - VERSUS 1:07:47

3+ y ago1:07:47

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VERSUS - THE CRYSTAL METH SCHOOL OF ACTING In an abandoned underground city at the Spanish coast, near Malaga, I found a USB stick containing 300 random movies from arthouse to weird, from obscure to notorious. Now, in Lockdown, it is time to watch and discuss them all in an international podcast project. Two Turks and a German, two filmmakers and …

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Mysterium Pictorum 01 - THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES 1:02:57

3+ y ago1:02:57

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THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES - SEXUAL FRUSTRATION IS COMING OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS! In an abandoned underground city at the Spanish coast, near Malaga, I found a USB stick containing 300 random movies from arthouse to weird, from obscure to notorious. Now, in Lockdown, it is time to watch and discuss them all in an international podcast project. Two Turk…

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