The Definitive Guide Deeply Connected to Desire: Cult Guide

Dir: F.W. Murnau

A shiftless young man becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman and yearns to find her again.

Dir: F.W. Murnau

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Journey into the Night perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dr Eigil Borne is engaged to Hélène, a girl who is madly in love with him. At Hélène's birthday celebration, Eigil invites her to a cabaret, where he meets his other love, Lily, a passionate, fiery and funny dancer.

Dir: F.W. Murnau

In the castle Vogeloed, a few aristocrats are awaiting baroness Safferstätt. But first Count Oetsch invites himself.. Everyone thinks he murdered his brother, baroness Safferstat's first husband, three years ago. So he is rather undesirable. But Oetsch stays; arguing he is not the murderer and will find the real one...

Dir: F.W. Murnau

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Haunted Castle perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Thomas von Weerth lives as the last descendant of an aristocratic family in the decayed castle. He is fascinated by the picture, 'The Boy in Blue', which shows the so-called Death Emerald.

Dir: F.W. Murnau

Wilton, a hunchback, who was always scorned and ridiculed by women, returns from Java a rich man after having discovered a diamond mine. He romances Gina, who is on the rebound from a broken affair, and showers her with expensive gifts. After Gina reconciles with her boyfriend, she continues to see Wilton because of what he gives her. After he discovers her perfidy, Wilton develops a poison and mixes it into her lipstick, which will kill any man who kisses her.

Dir: F.W. Murnau

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Emerald of Death perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

All men are under lovely Maritza's spell.Tired of working for the old woman Yelina, who forces her to cajole customs officials to help the smugglers, she flees and finds work at Mrs. Avricolos' farm.

Dir: F.W. Murnau

A married farmer falls under the spell of a sophisticated woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

Dir: F.W. Murnau

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Hunchback and the Dancer perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.

Dir: F.W. Murnau

A young man shows his millionaire grandfather a film based on Molière's Tartuffe, in order to expose the old man's hypocritical governess who covets his own inheritance.

Dir: F.W. Murnau

The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul.