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The Story of Sin (1933)

The Story of Sin poster
Original title
Dzieje grzechu
Directed by
Henryk Szaro
Genre
drama film
Country
Poland
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman's life spirals into hardship after she starts a forbidden affair. The film follows her choices and their consequences in early 20th century Poland.

melodramaticsombertenseperiod pieceemotionalromantic tragedyslow-burnmorally complex

What happens

The Story of Sin (Polish: Dzieje grzechu) is a 1933 Polish drama film directed by Henryk Szaro and starring Karolina Lubienska, Maria Duleba and Ludwik Fritsche. It was shot at the Sfinks Studios in Warsaw. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Józef Galewski and Jacek Rotmil. It was based on the novel of the same title by Stefan Zeromski which was later adapted into the 1975 film The Story of Sin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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