The Buddenbrooks (1923)
- Original title
- Die Buddenbrooks
- Directed by
- Gerhard Lamprecht
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- Weimar Republic, Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 2 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.
How it feels
This silent film follows a wealthy German merchant family across several generations. It shows their struggles with business and personal decline over time.
melancholicslow-burnstatelybittersweetreflectivesomberfamily sagapoignantperiod piece
What happens
The Buddenbrooks (German: Die Buddenbrooks) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Peter Esser, Mady Christians, and Alfred Abel. It is based on Thomas Mann's 1901 novel The Buddenbrooks. The film's art direction was by Otto Moldenhauer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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