Masterpiece Selection that Capture the Essence of Forbidden Paradis...

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

A girl is kidnapped and held captive in an ancient Egyptian temple. She is rescued and flees to England, but soon finds that her mysterious captor is still haunting her.

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

The favorite slave girl of a tyrannical sheik falls in love with a cloth merchant. Meanwhile, a hunchback clown suffers unrequited love for a traveling dancer who wants to join the harem.

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

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

A neglected wife disguises herself in order to lure her wastrel husband into a compromising position.

Dir: Unknown Director

The Judge needs a present for his wife's birthday, so Harry suggests a new corset. They go to the shop, but he's so embarrassed to ask the saleslady he hides in a phone booth.Harry goes in, but finds a GUY wearing one, and runs out.They both dress as women to get back in, but Mrs. Rummy gets there and chases him out.

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

Dir: Richard Smith

Two female candidates for Chief of Police live across the hall from each other, and their political rivalry follows them home, leading to plenty of hi-jinks.

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

Sally Pinkus is an German-Jewish boy who takes a job as a shoe store clerk after being expelled from school for goofing around. Soon fired for trying to court the owner's daughter, Pinkus lands another job in a more 'upmarket' shoe salon, only to be fired again, before charming a rich benefactress to fund his ultimate dream: Pinkus' Shoe Palace.

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

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

Comical variation on the Shakespeare play, featuring two feuding farmers families.

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

The story of Madame DuBarry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution.

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

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious turmoil in England.