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People in Ecstasy (1921)

People in Ecstasy poster
Original title
Menschen im Rausch
Directed by
Richard Oswald
Genre
drama
Country
Germany
Runtime
50 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German silent film from 1921 about characters caught up in intense emotional experiences. The story follows people as their passions and desires lead to dramatic conflicts.

melodramaticintensedatedstylizedemotionaldramaticsombersilent-era

What happens

People in Ecstasy (German: Menschen im Rausch) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Julius Geisendörfer and starring Conrad Veidt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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