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The Spinning Ball (1927)

The Spinning Ball poster
Directed by
Erich Schönfelder
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Germany
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gets caught in a series of events tied to a mysterious spinning ball. Her choices lead to mounting consequences for herself and those around her.

melancholicslow-burnatmospherictensevisually starkintrospectivesomberquiet

What happens

The Spinning Ball (German: Die rollende Kugel) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Edda Croy, Harry Liedtke and Erna Morena. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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