Bestia (1917)

Directed by

Aleksander Hertz

Genre

drama film, silent film, romance film, melodrama

Country

Poland

Runtime

48 min

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A woman gets caught in a complicated romance. The story follows her emotional struggles and choices.

silentromanticmelodramaticdramaticintimatebittersweet

What happens

Bestia is a 1917 Polish silent film starring Pola Negri. It was directed by Aleksander Hertz and released by Warsaw-based film studio Sphinx Company. It was released in the U.S. under the title The Polish Dancer in 1921. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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