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La luz, tríptico de la vida moderna (1917)

La luz, tríptico de la vida moderna poster
Directed by
Manuel de la Bandera
Genre
silent film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent Mexican melodrama is a remake of an Italian film. It tells a story about three stages of love. The plot was moved from Italy to Mexican settings.

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What happens

La luz, tríptico de la vida moderna (Das Licht, Triptychon des modernen Lebens) ist ein mexikanischer Stummfilm aus dem Jahr 1917, der von Manuel de la Bandera gedreht wurde. Es handelt sich um ein Melodrama und um eine Neuverfilmung des italienischen Films Il Fuoco, dessen Handlung an mexikanische Orte verlegt worden war. Er behandelt die drei Stadien der Liebe. La luz, tríptico de la vida moderna war der erste mexikanische Film, der Stilmittel wie Nahaufnahme und Kamerafahrt nutzte. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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