Visionary Picks Drawn from the Same DNA as Faun: Cult Guide

Dir: Alexander Korda

Sari, daughter of Count Thurzo, and son of a shoemaker Franz Pless, both Hungarian, fall in love while they are in the USA. They are about to get married when Sari is called back to Europe, and when Franz goes after her he learns that he must serve three years of military service. Fate makes him serve under the orders of Baron von Heimberg, whom Count Thurzo wants his daughter to marry. That Baron, although already in a relationship with Ilona, wants that marriage and makes Franz his orderly. The Count's announcement of marriage makes Franz assault the Baron, and he is banned as a result. But Ilona has a few tricks up her sleeve.

Dir: Alexander Korda

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of A Modern Du Barry perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Made in Germany, set in France and pitched to attract international markets, this frothy drama features Korda's first wife María Corda, star of the Austrian silent screen, as Toinette, a shop-girl who rises to success from a fashionable dress salon to royalty.

Dir: Alexander Korda

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Alexander Korda

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Ave Caesar! perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Alexander Korda

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Alexander Korda

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Harrison és Barrison perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A poor boy named Tom Canty and Edward, the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.

Dir: Alexander Korda

Queen Helen of Troy, in response to her husband Menelaus' lack of interest in her, elopes with Paris to Sparta. Menelaus, egged on by his henchman, starts a war with Paris, finally effecting the return of Helen. The time-honored custom demands that he have the pleasure of killing her, but her seductive loveliness restrains him.

Dir: Alexander Korda

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

Depicts the events of the 1889 Mayerling Incident in which the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire committed suicide.

Dir: Alexander Korda

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Alexander Korda

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.