In 1919 Guter formed his own production company , '' Centaurfilm '' , and in 1920 released '' Die Frau im Käfig '' ( '' The Woman in the Cage '' ) his only foray as a producer . In 1920 he signed a contract with Erich Pommer , and during the 1920s his films took on a more fantastical slant , but he also directed melodramas and comedies . His most significant release during this period was his 1925 film '' Der Turm des Schweigens '' ( '' The Tower of Silence '' ) , which became the first of Guter 's movies to be restored and was re-premier at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival . The 1920s also saw Guter directing films with some of Germany 's most popular actors , including several films with Willy Fritsch : '' Blitzzug der Liebe '' ( 1925 ) , '' Die Boxerbraut '' ( 1926 ) and '' Der Tanzstudent '' ( 1928 ) . Despite his connection with the German film industry , Guter spent much of the 1920s living in Latvia , where he spent time attempting to build a Latvian film industry
2007 Berlin Film Festival
57th Berlin International Film Festival
Johannes Guter