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The Seeds of Life (1918)

The Seeds of Life poster
Directed by
Georg Jacoby
Genre
drama film
Country
German Empire
Runtime
3h 54m

How it feels

A silent German drama in three parts. It follows characters dealing with social and moral issues. The film was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin.

old-fashionedseriousslow-pacedmelodramaticfragmenteddatedsilent-era

What happens

The Seeds of Life (German: Keimendes Leben) is a German silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Emil Jannings, Hanna Ralph, and Hans Junkermann. It was released in three parts. The third part in the series was released as Moral und Sinnlichkeit. It was made by the PAGU company at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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