Underplayed Gems

The Isle of the Blessed (1913)

The Isle of the Blessed poster
Original title
Die Insel der Seligen
Directed by
Paul von Schlippenbach, Max Reinhardt
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Runtime
49 min
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of people escape to a mythical island where they experience idyllic love and fantasy. The film follows their encounters with magical beings and each other in a paradise removed from reality.

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What happens

Die Insel der Seligen è un film muto del 1913 diretto da Max Reinhardt. In italiano, il titolo si può tradurre letteralmente come L'isola dei beati. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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