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Bestia (1917)

Bestia poster
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

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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