Children of Darkness (1921)

Original title

Kinder der Finsternis - 1. Der Mann aus Neapel

Directed by

Ewald André Dupont

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

59 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This 1921 German silent film follows characters caught in a dark struggle across two parts. One part involves a man from Naples. The other part shows clashing worlds.

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What happens

Children of Darkness (German: Kinder der Finsternis) is a German silent drama film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Grit Hegesa, Hans Mierendorff, and Sybil Smolova. It was released in two separate parts: Der Mann aus Neapel in December 1921 and Kämpfende Welten in January 1922. Both parts premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Leni. It was shot in Berlin and Naples. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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