Underground Favorites Parallel to the Artistry of Hypnose: Cult Guide

Dir: Richard Eichberg

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Richard Eichberg

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

Emil Raffke (Werner Krauss) is a newly rich industrialist who arrogantly revels in his wealth. While at the seaside with his family, Raffke and his daughter Lilli (Lee Parry) attract the attention of the young Baron Von Geldern (Hans Albers) who is in a relationship with a dancer who has helped him out of the lurch financially. But Von Geldern is interested in Raffke's money, while Raffke sees a chance of entering into nobility when marrying off his daughter to the baron. But Lilli has already secretly married another young man, which leads to a break-up of the family and to increasingly dramatic events.

Dir: Richard Eichberg

Young Egon Furst secures what he considers to be the perfect job: managing ten gorgeous models at a ritzy Berlin fashion house. However, both his job and his life become complicated when a beautiful princess, fleeing from a jealous boyfriend, puts on a mask and joins the stable of models. Egon discovers that while trying to solve one problem he winds up creating ten more.

Dir: Richard Eichberg

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Richard Eichberg

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Richard Eichberg

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Die Kleine vom Bummel perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Fred Holme is looking for candidates for the beauty contest to his London newspaper. In Rome he discovers the most beautiful woman in the world, the young arts and craftswoman Lucia Sarlo.

Dir: Richard Eichberg

French aristocrat falls for Russian nightclub singer, gets involved in underground Russian revolutionary movement.

Dir: Richard Eichberg

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

Guido Gurlino, head of the Pisan army, wants the Florentine Maddalena Pazzi, but she rejects him, in love with Vitelli, head of the Florentine armies. Gurlino then kidnaps young Giovanna and makes her his wife. When, during a duel, Vitelli is wounded, he will be healed by Giovanna, whom the Pisans call Monna Vanna and whom she worships as an angel for her kindness.

Dir: Richard Eichberg

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Richard Eichberg

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.