The Essential Watchlist that Capture the Essence of Sündig und süß: Cult Guide

Dir: Karel Lamac

Greta Weber embezzle money and therefore is fired from her work. Abandoned by her lover Robert Merk she is seeking refuge at her friend from the past, Helena. She is to marry Petr Kafka but her father does not approve of this marriage because Kafka is unemployed. Greta seduces Helena's and causes family disruption.

Dir: Karel Lamac

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

Svejk is a dog trader Prague. He is charged for lèse-majesté, "injured majesty" and is supposed to be jailed. But the court finds him to be dim-witted, and he is committed to a mental asylum. There, the doctors examine his physical and mental status. When one of the physicians accuses Svejk of being a simulator, Svejk assures him that he is an officially approved imbecile poking fun at the trappings of empire and the absurdity of war, as Svejk personifies the power of passive resistance.

Dir: Karel Lamac

Bílý ráj / White Paradise (1924). After a young man is arrested for a crime he didn't commit, the daughter of the local tavern owners must spring to the rescue.

Dir: Karel Lamac

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

An unmarried showgirl takes a handsome companion with her on a vacation, to the distress of others.

Dir: Karel Lamac

The troubled situation of a provincial actor and his actress wife who come to the city. The actor is suspected of attacking another actor who admires the actress.

Dir: Karel Lamac

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Karel Lamac

Painter Johnny Miller bets his friends he can find his house blindfolded. But he stumbles into a bandits' camp, and being mistaken for one of them, is sent to rob the villa of Frank Sellins, a banker, and his niece Lilly.

Dir: Karel Lamac

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Karel Lamac

Silent version of a story later remade in French and German as Baby: A count's daughter wants a stage career, her show girl friend wants an education, so they change places.