conrad veidt, hands of orlac, the hands of orlac, reaction, he is just anxiety made flesh in this movie isn't he, this is exactly how i feel whenever i have to go outside and/or do other grown-up shit, so yeah there you have it, social anxiety in a, how brilliant is his acting though, he was so contorted and twisted all the time, i just keep thinking he must've been so sore afterwards, probably was stiff as hell every morning during the filming of this, because how, it's not just an acting performance it's a goddamn dance performance