Deep Archive Finds in the Vein of Rosita: Cult Guide

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

An American heiress seeks the hand of an impoverished German prince.

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

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

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

Gaston finally succeeds as a dramatist and decides to leave his wife and child for another woman. When the child dies, the finger is pointed at him and he winds up as a destitute before all is revealed.

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

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

Forced into marriage by his uncle, a man decides to fool him by marrying a life-like mechanical doll instead.

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

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

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

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

While making a movie in the Alps, the female star falls in love with a nobleman.

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

After WWI, German cinema shifted from comedies to serious themes. Silent expressionist films like "Caligari" and "Carmen" gained international recognition.

Dir: Ernst Lubitsch

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

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.

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.

Dir: Reggie Morris

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.