Underplayed Gems

The Tigress (1917)

The Tigress poster
Original title
La tigresa
Directed by
Mimí Derba
Genre
silent film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman from high society falls in love with a poor artist. When she is forced to marry someone else, the artist loses his mind and is put in an asylum. Years later, she visits the asylum on a charity event, and he strangles her.

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What happens

La tigresa war ein mexikanischer Film aus dem Jahr 1917, bei dem Mimí Derba die Regisseurin war. Der Stummfilm ist ein Melodrama und erzählt die Geschichte von Eva und Bruno. Eva ist eine junge Frau aus der höheren Gesellschaft, die sich in den armen Künstler Bruno verliebt. Sie muss jedoch einen anderen heiraten, weshalb Bruno wahnsinnig wird und in eine Irrenanstalt eingeliefert wird, wo er Jahre verbringen muss. Eines Tages besucht Eva diese Anstalt im Rahmen einer Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltung. Bruno hält sie in seinem Wahn für eine Tigerin und erdrosselt sie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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