Playing with Fire (1921)

Original title

Das Spiel mit dem Feuer

Directed by

Robert Wiene

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A silent German film about a romantic entanglement that sparks both humor and sorrow. The story follows several characters whose lives are affected by a playful but dangerous game of love.

lighthearteddramatictonally mixedclassictheatricalbittersweet

What happens

Playing with Fire (German: Das Spiel mit dem Feuer) is a 1921 German silent comedy-drama film directed by Georg Kroll and Robert Wiene and starring Diana Karenne, Vasilij Vronski, Ossip Runitsch, and Anton Edthofer. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film received a generally positive reception from critics, although some were doubtful about the blending of farce and tragedy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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