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So you've watched a few movies this week. Well, which one was the best? Was it the firt time you've seen it or something you've watched countless times? I'd have to say for me, this week, the best came down to Ingmar Bergman's Persona which I saw for the first time at the beginning of the week and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse which I just saw this weekend. I think I'd give the edge to Mabuse. Even though I really enjoyed Persona in all it's surreal glory I think Fritz Lang really gave TDM a tighter and more enjoyable story. I haven't seen the original silent film "Dr. Mabuse, King of Crime" but now I'll be on the lookout for it. On a side not, Inspector Lohmann who is the lead Inspector on the case is the same character as the Inspector Lohmann from M.