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Mysterious Shadows (1949)

Mysterious Shadows poster
Original title
Geheimnisvolle Tiefe
Directed by
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Genre
drama film
Country
Austria
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman encounter each other in the Austrian Alps. Their connection is tested by secrets from the past and the eerie surroundings of ice caves.

atmosphericbroodingmysteriousintrospectiveslow-burnhauntingmelancholicvisually stark

What happens

Mysterious Shadows (German: Geheimnisvolle Tiefe) is a 1949 Austrian drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Paul Hubschmid, Ilse Werner, and Elfe Gerhart. It was shown at the Venice Film Festival. It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna and at the Hoher Dachstein ice caves. The film's sets were designed by the art director Isabella Schlichting and Werner Schlichting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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