The Sorrows of Satan (1917)
- Original title
- The Sorrows Of Satan
- Directed by
- Alexander Butler
- Genre
- fantasy film, silent film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 56 min
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 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.
How it feels
A poor writer is deeply depressed and agrees to sell his soul to the Devil. In this silent film based on a novel, the Devil appears as a wealthy and handsome prince.
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What happens
The Sorrows of Satan is a 1917 British silent fantasy film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Gladys Cooper, Owen Nares and Cecil Humphreys. Made at Isleworth Studios, and based on the novel of the same name, the plot involves a poverty-stricken author so depressed that he agrees to sell his soul to the Devil. The 1895 novel by Marie Corelli depicted the Devil sympathetically, a controversial choice that spurred significant sales. In the commercially successful film adaptation, Satan appears as a handsome, wealthy prince. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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