The Beginning Was Sin (1954)

Original title

Am Anfang war es Sünde

Directed by

František Čáp

Genre

drama film

Country

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Germany

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in a rural village faces harsh judgment and loneliness after a sin. The story follows her struggle against the oppressive community around her.

melancholicsomberslow-burnbleakvisually starkemotionally heavyintrospectiveatmospheric

What happens

The Beginning Was Sin (German: Am Anfang war es Sünde) is a 1954 West German-Yugoslavian drama film directed by František Čáp and starring Ruth Niehaus, Viktor Staal and Hansi Knoteck. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mirko Lipuzic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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