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Abstract/Sommario: Un biologo è colpito doppiamente dalla sorte: sua moglie si ammala e impazzisce e la sua tesi di dottorato viene rifiutata. Si reca a Berlino, dove viene stregato da una danzatrice. La ragazza si imbarca alla volta dell'America, lui la segue ma il transatlantico su cui viaggia affonda e i due sono tra i pochi superstiti. Una volta a New York, la volubilità di lei lo infastidisce sempre di più, mentre si avvicina alla scultrice Eva...

Abstract/Sommario: Benjamin Christensen (1879-1959) is probably the most innovative director of Danish silent cinema. He had full control over the creation of his films, not only as a director, but also in many cases by being producer, author and protagonist. This DVD contains his first two films. These first films clearly show Benjamin Christensen's mastery of cinematic expression, as well as his charismatic screen appearance.

Abstract/Sommario: The film is set in 19th-century Denmark. The main plot is some hoo-ha about a greying blue-blood (Halvard Hoff) who must preside over the trial and sentence of a young governess (Olga Raphael-Linden) accused of murdering the child in her charge.

Abstract/Sommario: Satan has been cast out of Hell and banished to Earth under decree of Heaven. He can return only after overseeing a series of temptations. However, for every soul who gives in to his tempting, one hundred years are added to his sentence. For every soul who resists, one thousand years are subtracted from his sentence. The film follows Satan throughout much of recorded history, focusing mainly on four short episodes. First he tempts Judas to betray Jesus, then he goes on to influence the ...; [Leggi tutto...] Satan has been cast out of Hell and banished to Earth under decree of Heaven. He can return only after overseeing a series of temptations. However, for every soul who gives in to his tempting, one hundred years are added to his sentence. For every soul who resists, one thousand years are subtracted from his sentence. The film follows Satan throughout much of recorded history, focusing mainly on four short episodes. First he tempts Judas to betray Jesus, then he goes on to influence the Spanish Inquisition, spark the French Revolution and finally he causes the Finnish Civil War of 1918 to occur.