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Warning Shadows (1923)

Warning Shadows poster
Original title
Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination
Directed by
Arthur Robison
Genre
drama film, fantasy film, silent film, horror film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A jealous count suspects his wife of infidelity during a dinner party. A mysterious shadow player uses his art to reveal hidden desires and fears among the guests.

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What happens

Warning Shadows (German: Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination translating to Shadows – A Nocturnal Hallucination) is a 1923 German silent film directed and co-written by Arthur Robison, and starring Fritz Kortner and Ruth Weyher. It is considered part of German Expressionism. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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