Earth Spirit (1923)

Original title

Erdgeist

Directed by

Leopold Jessner

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Weimar Republic, Germany

Runtime

1h 09m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 7 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

A woman trapped in a stifling marriage seeks freedom and self-expression, sparking a chain of destructive desires. The story follows her passionate confrontations with the powerful men who try to control her.

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What happens

Earth Spirit (German: Erdgeist) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Leopold Jessner and starring Asta Nielsen, Albert Bassermann and Carl Ebert. It is based on the 1895 play of the same name by Frank Wedekind. It premiered in Berlin on 22 February 1923. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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